UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of biomedical discoveries
Credit: University of Washington With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington ...
Tag: Public Health
New research establishes how first exposure to flu virus sets on our immunity for life
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Were you born in an H1N1 year or an H3N2 year? The first type of ...
Low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants
New research shows the impact 'diet' ingredients have on body weight and gut microbiotaCredit: Riley Brandt Many people turn to ...
Who receives advanced stroke care? It may depend on traffic
New study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC reveals that Los Angeles County's traffic patterns affect stroke care ...
Discovery reveals antibiotic-resistant strep throat may be too close for comfort
Credit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Infectious disease scientists identified strains of group A streptococcus that ...
Cycling to work? You may live longer
Credit: University of Otago People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has ...
Critically injured soldiers have high rates of mental health disorders
New UMass Amherst study found military members with serious brain injuries are at greater riskCredit: UMass Amherst U.S. combat soldiers ...
Study examines genetic testing in diverse young breast cancer patients over a decade
Nurse researcher collaborates on racial/ethnic differences study in genetic testing frequency and resultsCredit: Florida Atlantic University Breast cancer patients diagnosed ...
China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
Study reveals climate change will pose deadly threat in China in future as heatwaves become more severe and frequentCredit: University ...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" ...
Genomics experts dispute nine genes linked to congenital heart condition
NHGRI-funded ClinGen panel also validates three genes believed to be associated with long QT syndromeCredit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI Geneticists and ...
New drug that could aid MS diagnoses approved for human trials by FDA
Credit: CWRU Created by Case Western Reserve University researchers, the drug will be tested with in healthy volunteers at Cleveland ...
High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air ...
AJR researchers take step toward automating thyroid cancer triage
Team develops quantitative framework to sonographically differentiate thyroid nodules at levels comparable to expert radiologists--a big step towards automated triage ...
New study to examine impact of environmental exposure on breast cancer risk in young women
UMass Amherst cancer epidemiologist awarded National Institutes of Health grantCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst cancer epidemiologist has ...
Study identifies top strategies for successful weight loss maintenance
Building healthy dietary, self-monitoring and psychological coping strategies may be the keys to maintaining weight lossCredit: WW International Inc. Just ...
Preventing metastasis by stopping cancer cells from making fat
Credit: copy University of Louvain Olivier Feron, a researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) Institute of Experimental and Clinical ...
Controlled-release opioid may be leading to heart infections in persons who inject drugs
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry LONDON, ON - A new study from ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University ...
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
Credit: University of Leeds A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral ...
Novel coronavirus: ECDC updates risk assessment for Europe
Further global spread likely along with moderate likelihood of imported cases being detected in EU/EEA countriesCredit: ECDC The novel coronavirus ...
