Tag: Public Health

The connection between an influenza virus surface protein and a host cell lipid has been discovered by researchers at the ...

Daily intake of nutritional supplements cannot prevent depression

MooDFOOD, the largest randomized clinical trial to study the effects of nutritional strategies on the prevention of major depressive disorder ...

Study shows success of measles vaccine campaigns in India

Researchers have provided the first insight on the impact of mass vaccination campaigns in India, introduced in 2010Credit: SEAR/A. Cabellero-Reynolds ...

Fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for treating people with inflammatory bowel disease

Clinical trial shows reduction of inflammation in humans; diet appears to reverse Crohn's and colitis pathology in mice What if ...

Why the brain can be blamed for children unknowingly being left to die in a hot car

TAMPA, Fla. (March 5, 2019)- More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year ...

HPTN 071 demonstrates community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new infections

Credit: HIV Prevention Trials Network DURHAM, NC - Researchers today presented results from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study at the ...

Should patients be considered consumers?

There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health ...

Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread

An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne ...

Study: Landlord disclosure of bedbugs cuts infestations, creates long-term savings

Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service. AMES, Iowa - Policies requiring landlords to disclose a rental unit's ...

Study aims to reduce sexually transmitted infections in men

Researchers at the University of Southampton are set to launch a new study to help improve condom use and tackle ...

Global maps enabling targeted interventions to reduce burden of mosquito-borne disease

Now, with an unprecedented level of accuracy, an international team of researchers, led by Dr Moritz Kramer at the University ...

GARDP and Penta partner to tackle drug-resistant infections in children

Geneva /Padova, Monday 4 March 2019 - The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) and Penta, the paediatric infectious ...

Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements

Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of ...

Chemical pollutants in the home degrade fertility in both men and dogs, study finds