Tag: Public Health

March 13, 2019

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Dartmouth College have harnessed the power ...

Secrets of early life revealed from less than half a teaspoon of blood

Pioneering technology could pave the way for improved newborn vaccines A global team of scientists have mapped the developmental pathway ...

Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable

Deaths due to communicable diseases, transport injuries, drowning and childhood cancers are common for children in all four countries March ...

The world's adolescents — large unmet needs and growing inequalities

Today's adolescents make up the largest generation in history, but they encounter greater health challenges than 25 years ago Today's ...

Health inequality threatening more adolescents worldwide than ever before

US stands out for poor adolescent health compared with other high-income countries A detailed global study of the health and ...

Problem drinking linked to HIV, other sexually transmitted infections in Ugandan youth, study finds

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Youth living in the slums of Uganda who are infected with both HIV and sexually transmitted ...

LifeTime is delighted to receive EU funding

LifeTime is one of the six winners of an EU-wide competition in which ambitious and forward-looking research projects are selected ...

UTSA BRAVe program grows research pipeline to help active and military vets

Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (March 12, 2019) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will launch a ...

Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program receives big boost from NIH

DETROIT - The Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program at Wayne State University received notice that funding from the National Heart, Lung, ...

Opioid crisis: Only a US phenomenon?

Prescription opioid use rises in the Nordic countries Addiction to prescription opioids has reached a crisis level in the United ...

Treatment guidelines for breast implant-associated lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The use of textured breast implants during augmentation or reconstructive surgery can slightly increase ...

New technology could detect Dengue fever earlier

Researchers from the University of Bath are developing a new tool for detecting the presence of Dengue fever early on, ...

PolyU establishes an alliance with eight institutions to advance research in nursing

Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

Results of early-stage liver cancer detection using liquid biopsy published in PNAS

Highlights: Genetron Health (Beijing) Co. Ltd and National Cancer Center/ Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences published the promising ...

Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

Press conference in Mainz on Tuesday at 11.00 hrs CETCredit: European Heart Journal Air pollution could be causing double the ...

AJTMH tipsheet for March 2019

Credit: Photo from Thomas Unnasch, University of South Florida Your advance look at three new studies in the American Journal ...

Too lazy to brush and floss? Research team will motivate you with online counseling

UB researchers receive grant to develop online intervention to improve oral health in dental patients BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brush your ...

To slow malaria, cure mosquitoes with drug-treated bed nets

Credit: Emily Lund, Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. For decades, one of the strongest weapons against malaria ...

Multi-country study: Many Airbnb listings that allow smoking lack smoke detectors

Study also finds carbon monoxide detectors lacking in one-third of Airbnb listings in 43 cities In a study that analyzed ...

A tale of two cities: Is air pollution improving in Paris and London?