AACR: Genetic study identifies a risk factor for stroke among cancer survivors
Whole genome sequencing sheds light on the risk of stroke in childhood cancer survivors treated with radiation therapyCredit: St. Jude ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality have declined in most countries
ATLANTA -- Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the ...
New evidence on the association of shortened sleep time and obstructive sleep apnea with sleepiness and cardiometabolic risk factors
Obstructive sleep apnea and short sleep duration have distinct clinical impacts; clinicians should avoid a 'one-size-fits-all' approach through proper diagnosis ...
Modelled climate change impact on mosquito-borne virus transmission
Credit: NIAID (CC BY 2.0, 2016) Mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, already threaten over a billion people ...
Fungus has decimated the populations of 501 amphibian species worldwide
Survey by researchers in 16 countries is published in Science. Authors say chytrid fungus is responsible for heaviest biodiversity loss ...
Columbia awarded grant for opioid education and naloxone training on college campuses
March 28, 2019 -- Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and ...
American Association for Cancer Research honors Cancer Control and Survivorship Program
The 13th AACR Team Science Award recognizes St. Jude interdisciplinary team for its significant contributions made to pediatric cancer epidemiology ...
Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds
Computers which are capable of teaching themselves to predict premature death could greatly improve preventative healthcare in the future, suggests ...
Study: AIDS-immunocompromised populations see more antibiotic-resistant infections
Populations with a high prevalence of AIDS-immunocompromised people are more likely to see the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according ...
Pediatric health researchers offer insights for RSV vaccine
Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer In healthy adults, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, feels like the common cold with a ...
Health risks associated with mixtures of man-made chemicals are underestimate
The cocktail of man-made chemicals that we are exposed to daily is a health risk which current regulations and risk ...
Replacing sitting time with physical activity associated with lower risk of death
For those who get the least amount of physical activity, replacing a half hour of sitting time with physical activity ...
Chinese famine and the Type 2 diabetes epidemic: Challenges of connecting the dots
March 25, 2019 -- The Chinese Famine of 1959-61 has been widely interpreted as an important contributor to later epidemics ...
New computational tool could change how we study pathogens
Credit: Beerli TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A sophisticated new analysis tool developed by Florida State University scientists may signal a new ...
Inflammatory monocytes play contradictory roles in fungal infections
Credit: Heung 2019 Immune cells called inflammatory monocytes are often one of the first responders to infections, but they actually ...
Study identifies possible causes of and protectors against premature birth
Seven bacteria and immune factors in the vagina and cervix may be the key to predicting and preventing premature birth ...
New mobile element found in mosquito parasite has potential for disease control
Credit: Dennis Kunkel, Sarah Bordenstein and Robert Brucker WOODS HOLE, Mass. — Controlling mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Dengue or West ...
Improper removal of personal protective equipment contaminates health care workers
Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria NEW YORK (March 19, 2019) --More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with ...
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in the country ...
Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas?
Researchers first needed to know if virus could be detected in fecesCredit: Courtesy Krista Milich Most emerging infectious diseases affecting ...
