Positive self-image and self-esteem protects against weight gain in adolescence
Credit: Eivind Meland A new study from the University of Bergen (UiB) shows that the way young people view their ...
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Children exposed to tobacco smoke use more emergent health services
UC study: Childhood illness from tobacco smoke exposure drives up health care visits and costsCredit: University of Cincinnati Tobacco smoke-exposed ...
During the first wave of coronavirus pandemic older adults left home mainly for physical activity
Older adults drastically reduced their out-of-home activitiesCredit: Photo: University of Jyväskylä In spring 2020, when the first wave of the ...
Arsenal used by parasite to affect cellular defense and enhance leishmaniasis is revealed
Group affiliated with a FAPESP-supported research center showed that the parasite blocks the action of an enzyme using autophagyCredit: Renan ...
Nine potentially harmful stimulants found in supplements listing deterenol as ingredient
Study finds hidden pharmaceutical cocktails never tested in humans in 17 supplement products available in the United StatesCredit: NSF International ...
Physical activity helps curb low-grade inflammation in children
Low physical activity, unhealthy diet quality, and being overweight is the most unfavourable combinationCredit: Photo: University of Jyväskylä. According to ...
UMass Amherst researchers develop ultra-sensitive flow microsensors
Research could lead to more breakthroughs in neuroscience, metabolismCredit: UMass Amherst A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts ...
Data scientists propel West Virginia’s acclaimed vaccine strategy with digital inventory
Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of ...
Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless
UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizersCredit: Talbot lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A University of California, ...
Ending tuberculosis is a race against time and drug resistance
ECDC and WHO release new tuberculosis surveillance data for EuropeCredit: ECDC The tuberculosis (TB) burden in the WHO European Region ...
Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, ...
Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater
Rice University-led study evaluates methods to find signs of virus in municipal plantsCredit: Zachary LaTurner/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 22, ...
Estonian Biobnk launches a large study on mental health genetics
Credit: University of Tartu Nearly every second individual is affected by a mental health problem in their lifetime, but the ...
United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help parents support children
Government policies of flexible work hours and paid leave help well-being of children in lower-income families more than cash transfers, ...
Toxic PAH air pollutants from fossil fuels ‘multiply’ in sunlight
Credit: Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg When power stations burn coal, a class of compounds called Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, ...
Importance of crisis standards of care for equitable allocation of scarce medical re
Credit: University of Miami Health System During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals need to allocate ...
Hospital surge capacity survey before COVID-19 gives insight into pandemic preparedness
Credit: Harris, GH, et al. JAMA Network Open, 2021 PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2021 - A University of Pittsburgh School of ...
80% of Spanish health professionals were willing to be vaccinated during the second COVID-19 wave
Among the reasons given by health personnel for not wanting to be immunized, fears about the vaccines' safety and the ...
Foreign-born run greater risk of workplace bullying
Credit: Stefan Blomberg The risk of being bullied at work is twice as high if you were born abroad. And ...
Novel coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China
Study dates emergence to as early as October 2019; simulations suggest in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before ...
