Taming chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives
Scientists call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce risk of chronic diseasesCredit: UCLA Health Scientists from 22 institutions, ...
Tag: Public Health
How sand fly mating habits are helping tackle tropical disease in £2.5 million project
Credit: World Health Organisation The tropical disease Leishmaniasis is being tackled by catching female sand flies who carry the parasite ...
Study prompts call for disaster-specific pharmacy legislation
Credit: QUT media Pharmacists caught up in the Australian bushfire crisis are being hampered from providing timely and effective treatment ...
Bystanders can help more cardiac arrest victims survive
Everyone should learn to recognize cardiac arrest, perform CPR, use an AEDCredit: UVA Health Only 8% of Americans survive cardiac ...
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis
UC Riverside-led study is the first to show how tofacitinib affects epithelial cells lining the gutCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. ...
Hundreds of environmental health professionals in US report challenges, research needs
With more than a quarter of the professionals expected to retire in five years, a national effort is needed for ...
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Study uncovers disparities in dangerous birth experiences between women living in rural and urban communitiesCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. ...
Finnish children’s motor skills at the top in Europe
Data gathered in Finland, Belgium and Portugal reveal that Finnish children are ahead of their European peers in motor skills ...
Researchers use genomics to discover potential new treatment for parasite disease
Experimental drug found to disrupt genes activated by worm parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)Credit: University of Maryland School of ...
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The ...
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant ...
Australian GPs widely offering placebos, new study finds
Active and inactive alternatives offered to patientsCredit: University of Sydney Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at ...
Half of all women with HIV are diagnosed late in Europe
Women account for one-third of the 141,000 new HIV diagnoses in the RegionCredit: ECDC Many women in the WHO European ...
New high-resolution images show how malaria parasites evade frontline drugs
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center SUMMARY: Images show how changes in a specific protein of the malaria parasite are ...
Most shoppers unaware of major risk factor for most common form of glaucoma in UK
Study suggests that only a fifth of shoppers have knowledge of their intraocular pressure, with high pressure a major risk ...
Scholars find that irregularly shaped parks reduce mortality risk
Credit: Texas A&M University Some community parks are square, a reflection of the city block where they're located -- but ...
New winter mountaineering project for Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger
A Eurac research study on acclimatisation and de-acclimatisation will take place in the terraXcube center for the simulation of extreme ...
Patient’s place of residence matters when choosing cost-effective anticoagulation therapy
Credit: Mikko Pyykönen Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. ...
Drug-resistant staph can spread easily in household environments
Research reinforces need for frequent hand washingCredit: Washington University School of Medicine Once rare, the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...
Startup developing AI for TB detection; secures federal business innovation grant
Diascopic LLC secures NIH SBIR grant to bring to market their diagnostic platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for digital TB ...
