Tag: Public Health

Study describes trends and increased racial disparitiesCredit: Florida Atlantic University While the number of babies who die from sudden infant ...

Half of young drinkers are unaware of health messages on alcohol packaging

Credit: University of Stirling Just half of 11-19 year old drinkers recall seeing health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging ...

Screen time no child’s play

Experts are urging parents to brush up on national guidelines following a rapid rise in screen time on electronic devices ...

New technique could help engineer polluted water filter, human tissues

Rutgers-led team's protein patterns look like flowers, trees, snowflakesCredit: Nancy Hernandez, William Hansen and Slava Manichev Scientists can turn proteins ...

Psychological support ‘not available’ to one in three cancer patients who need it

Findings from 10-country survey reveal lack of information and supportCredit: All.Can International London, 24 July 2019 - People with cancer ...

E. coli superbug strains can persist in healthy women’s guts

Even without symptoms or antibiotic use, these virulent and multi-drug resistant strains are carried in the gut for long timeCredit: ...

MicroRNAs from human fat cells can impair macrophage ability to eliminate cholesterol

Fat isn't just tissue; it's a metabolic organ capable of communicating with various cell typesCredit: "Cholesterol efflux alterations in adolescent ...

Folic acid reduces risk of neural tube defects linked to HIV drug dolutegravir

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked ...

100 days, 100 nights: Sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality

Berkeley Lab deploys custom-built sensors for 100 days and nights to track black carbon pollutionCredit: Berkeley Lab Black carbon, commonly ...

DARPA grants ASU $38.8 million to create epigenetic tool for fight against WMD

Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Arizona State University announced today that it ...

‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters

Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...

Daily e-cigarette use may help smokers quit regular cigarettes

BOSTON-- A new study from the Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Tobacco Research and Treatment Center provides critical population-level evidence demonstrating ...

Study quantifies smoking’s strong link to peripheral artery disease

Elevated risk of this common arterial disease lasts 30 years after quitting smoking A new study led by researchers at ...

‘Kneeding’ a break: First evidence ACL injuries an overuse failure

Repetitive knee stress and lack of rest are major causes of ACL failure according to new research. The peak age ...

Exposure to air pollution among women in Mozambique greatly intensified by the use of kerosene lamps

Credit: Ioar Rivas (ISGlobal) Exposure to black carbon particles is 81% higher among Mozambican women who use kerosene as the ...

More heart attacks and strokes when cholesterol-lowering prescription rejected or unfilled

Credit: The FH Foundation Individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or atherosclerotic heart ...

Keeping livestock in the yard just might help your baby’s immune system

Study: Amish babies' gut microbes lead to more robust immune development in newborn pigsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio ...

ESMO Congress 2019 Translating science into better cancer patient care

Lugano, Switzerland, 23 July 2019 - Participants from all over the world are expected in Barcelona, Spain, between 27 September ...

The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Rapidly spreading multidrug-resistant parasites render frontline malaria drug ineffective in southeast Asia

Preliminary data from multi-country randomised trial find that half of patients in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam not cured by first-line ...

How fat prawns can save lives