Tag: Public Health

Radiologists from Shanghai discuss modifying exam process and disinfecting exam room, while outlining personal protection measures during the coronavirus disease ...

UCI and County of Orange partner on large-scale COVID-19 infection survey

Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdownCredit: UCI Program in Public Health Irvine, Calif., May ...

Parents that know a child’s preferences can assertively guide exercise

Children perceive coercion as reducing their motivation for physical activityCredit: Tuukka Luukkonen / University of Jyväskylä A parent who knows ...

Model of critical infrastructures reveals vulnerabilities

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- An interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University researchers developed a computer simulation that ...

Quantifying the impact of interventions

Göttingen team analyzes the progression of the epidemicCredit: (c) MPIDS Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization ...

Malaria runs like clockwork; so does the parasite that causes the disease

Researchers discover source of parasite's (P. falciparum) rhythmic life cycleCredit: Florida Atlantic University In humans, malaria is caused by the ...

Answers to these questions can help #Decision2020 build momentum for Americans as we age

University of Cincinnati researchers look at how COVID-19 affects the heart

Mini grant from the UC College of Medicine helps team investigate pathogen's mechanisCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand Researchers are ...

Rice engineer wins grant to study temperature and coronavirus

National Science Foundation backs Daniel Preston research on PPE sterilizationCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (May 14, 2020) - Daniel Preston, ...

Geography of childhood cancer in Switzerland studied

Credit: International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020 While cancer is rare in children, it is, nevertheless, the second most common ...

Patients prefer their consent to share their data and to manage it digitally

Credit: Dovetail/WMG, University of Warwick A group of patients with diabetes were surveyed on their understanding of the consent process ...

Skilled partners in the conduct of HIV prevention trials join COVID-19 response

Investigator-driven networks enter COVID-19 research spaceCredit: HVTN design: Lisa Donohue SEATTLE, MAY 14, 2020 - The NIH-funded HIV Vaccine Trials ...

Alberta researchers, Tonix Pharmaceuticals race to develop candidate vaccines for COVID-19

Partnerships like this one can dramatically accelerate efforts to move research from lab to community, says virologist.Credit: Melissa Fabrizio University ...

FDA grants emergency approval to simpler ventilator design

UMass Amherst physicist, global team advance practical device for COVID-19Credit: MVM care AMHERST, Mass. - The U.S. Food and Drug ...

Infecting the mind: Burnout in health care workers during COVID-19

Texas A&M researchers, alongside the Houston Methodist Research Insitute and Houston Methodist Hospital system, assessed how front-line health care workers ...

A new tool to predict delays in post-surgical radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Medical University of South Carolina researchers have developed and validated prediction tools, known as nomograms, that could be used to ...

Strong relationships promote physical activity in older adults

Credit: Dr. Alban Ylli Relationships are key to influencing positive health behaviors and should not be forgotten during social distancing ...

American Journal of Preventive Medicine focuses on critical public health aspects of COVID-19

Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 13, 2020 -- New research and guidance in the American Journal ...

In victory over polio, hope for the battle against COVID-19