Tag: Epidemiology

Credit: Lynne Elson, 2013, CC BY 4.0 Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by penetrated sand fleas which burrow ...

A team of Swedish and British scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs ...

Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check DURHAM, N.C. -- A growing number of infections -- ...

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2019 - Much like cancer, sepsis isn't simply one condition but rather many conditions that ...

Credit: D.L. Clemens Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, ...

Inequalities in life expectancy by income in Norway were substantial, and increased between 2005 and 2015, according to a study ...

A higher socioeconomic position is associated to greater exposure to several environmental chemical contaminants -such as various per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Credit: P?aszczyca A, et al. (2019) The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein ...

Nipah outbreaks in Bangladesh: age and breathing difficulties of infected patients increase the risk of disease spread Nipah virus, a ...

Bethesda, MD (May 7, 2019) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is thrilled to announce the 52 researchers selected to ...

Nuts are known to help reduce the risk of hypertension, oxidative stress and diabetes and they may exercise a protective ...

Work done by mechanical engineering professor can be used to pre-screen for the virus A faculty-researcher at Rochester Institute of ...

What can the United States learn from africa about HIV epidemic control? May 2, 2019 -- President Trump's recent call ...

Study reinforces value of heart team approach when making treatment decisionsCredit: Elsevier Chicago, May 2, 2019 - Coronary artery bypass ...

East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia regions bear the greatest burdenCredit: Photo by Dean Saffron, courtesy of Brien ...

Credit: Photo by Rob Cahill/UTHealth Phillip Robinson has gone from 10 cigarettes a day to one or two every other ...

Substantial mortality reductions mean children today are more likely than ever to reach their 20th birthdays; Progress is uneven in ...

NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was ...

Delays impact accurate infectious disease forecasting (New York, NY - April 26, 2019) --Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in ...

The association between childhood oral infections and adulthood carotid atherosclerosis was observed in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, ...