Tag: Public Health

Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and ...

Rochester community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception

A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US ...

Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked

A ton of lead dust may have been deposited near the cathedralCredit: Interactive map by Jeremy Hinsdale/Earth Institute. Photos by ...

Sustained support for WHO “vital to us all as we age,” say AGS experts

How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people

Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...

Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research

Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found ...

Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook

MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media ...

Researchers receive $3.6M grant to continuously monitor blood pressure during sleep

Texas A&M researchers hope to use a wrist-worn system to monitor blood pressure during sleepCredit: Texas A&M University College of ...

Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths

Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing ...

Physical activity of older people requires tailored monitoring

Commercial activity monitors may underestimate the exertion level of older adults' activityCredit: University of Jyväskylä. The ability to move about ...

Collaborative virtual reality environments for the home office

A new software platform developed by HLRS and the KoLab project enables collaboration at a distance in three-dimensional spaces.Credit: HLRS/Fabian ...

Where did the Asian longhorned ticks in the US come from?

Rutgers-led research traces the invasion to at least three self-cloning females from northeastern AsiaCredit: Jim Occi Asian longhorned ticks outside ...

Numerous jobs linked to increased risk of knee reconstruction

Stay-at-home parents, cleaners, blue-collar workers more likely to develop osteoarthritisCredit: Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney Knee ...

New book examines human right to health, pushes for rating system for pharma companies

Credit: Oxford University Press Every human being has the right to health and new initiatives should be put in place ...

Links between parents’ and children’s asthma and allergies

Credit: Hans Bisgaard New research found that, compared with a father's traits related to allergies and asthma, a mother's traits ...

Bad E. coli we know, but good E. coli?

University of Cincinnati researchers say a strain of E. coli may offer protections against its more malevolent cousinsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University ...

How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation

Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...

Researchers create air filter that can kill the coronavirus

Nickel foam filter catches, heats and kills the virus and other pathogensCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of ...

Searching for the silver lining in drinking water disinfection

Pitt Researchers receive $330K to test whether silver modified shower fixtures effectively prevent opportunistic pathogen exposureCredit: Sarah Haig PITTSBURGH (July ...

Social media can identify fathers at risk of postpartum depression