Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains
Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...
Tag: Public Health
Preparing for a changing population — what it means to age successfully
April 24, 2019 -- A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and ...
Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type
April 24, 2019 -- In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the ...
Parents reassured febrile seizures following vaccination not dangerous
New research from the University of Sydney has found the severity of febrile seizures following vaccination is no different to ...
USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia
The University of South Florida will work with researchers in Thailand and Myanmar to assess whether mass treatment with the ...
Microbial contaminants found in popular e-cigarettes
Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, according to new research ...
Wiley’s new premier open research next journals now open for article submissions
HOBOKEN, N.J.--April 23, 2019--John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is now inviting original research articles for two ...
‘Activist Editor’ Richard Horton of The Lancet receives $100,000 Roux Prize
'Uncompromising commitment to advance health internationally' SEATTLE - Dr. Richard Horton, the "activist editor" of the international medical journal The ...
New Cochrane Review investigates the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library provides high quality evidence that people who use a combination of nicotine replacement ...
To test the munchies, researchers offer a choice: chips or an orange?
As cannabis legalization efforts grow, need arises for tailored health education, study authors sayCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- ...
Three-antibiotic cocktail clears ‘persister’ Lyme bacteria in mouse study
Scientists isolate slow-growing variant Lyme bacteria forms that caused severe symptoms, resisted standard single-antibiotic Lyme treatment in the mouse model ...
Some women could be more susceptible to PTSD than others, according to new study
Researchers propose a model that offers a biological explanation for why childhood trauma is linked to PTSD in some -- ...
Innovation at the heart of breast cancer care: First ESMO Breast Cancer Congress
Lugano, Switzerland, 23 April 2019 - Innovative breast cancer treatment will be discussed during the first ESMO Breast Cancer Congress ...
NUS researchers identified new biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’
Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication ...
How drug-resistant E. coli succeeds as a public health menace
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - In a study published this week, an international team of researchers conducted high-resolution ...
Study shines light on safety of deworming programs
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people ...
Study finds improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children
Raising nutrition standards for the federal WIC assistance program for new mothers and their children helped reduce obesity risks for ...
Patients with cancer seen in the emergency department have better outcomes at original hospital
Visual abstract link: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.180962/-/DC2 Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a ...
One woman’s cancer fight: A case study in structural racism
Exposing the impact of racism -- not just race -- on health outcomes Despite the growing body of evidence showing ...
Soft bedding poses grave danger to sleeping babies, study shows
Bedding caused almost 70% of sleep-related suffocation deathsCredit: UVA Health System Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation ...
