Tag: Public Health

Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington Government officials and policymakers have tried to use numbers to grasp COVID-19's impact. Figures like ...

Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters pseudoscience

Trust in science makes people vulnerable to pseudoscience The Covid-19 pandemic and the politicization of health-prevention measures such as vaccination ...

Goal-setting and positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2021 - Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support ...

New research identifies cancer types with little survival improvements in adolescents and young adul

Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type. A new study ...

AZ heroes study awarded $15M to continue, expand evaluation of COVID-19 immunity

A University of Arizona Health Sciences study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity among frontline workers has received a $15 ...

Early antiviral response in the nose may determine the course of COVID-19

Cells sampled at the time of diagnosis from patients who later developed severe COVID-19 show a muted antiviral response, study ...

Using silicone wristbands to measure air quality

A Texas A&M study found that these inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can ...

Why do some people get severe COVID-19? The nose may know

People who develop severe COVID-19 have markedly blunted antiviral responses in the nasopharynxCredit: BioRxiv Feb 20, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.20.431155 The body's ...

UMass Amherst grad student awarded fellowship for food allergy research

USDA program focuses on developing next generation of food scientistsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food science Ph.D. candidate ...

Studies find combination chemotherapy beneficial and cost-effective in sub-Saharan Africa

Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina--Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated in a clinical ...

Neurotransmitter levels predict math ability

Glutamate and GABA in the brain have reverse relationships with math ability, which switch during developmentCredit: Zacharopoulos G, et al., ...

Less-sensitive COVID-19 tests may still achieve optimal results if enough people tested

Analysis suggests same epidemiological outcomes possible with rapid-antigen versus RT-PCR tests A computational analysis of COVID-19 tests suggests that, in ...

Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever, new research finds

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Infection with dengue virus makes mosquitoes more sensitive to warmer temperatures, according to new research led ...

ACC, ARMUS Corporation launch global initiative to improve heart care

Global Quality Solutions will kick off in select countries to track cardiovascular events, educate on quality improvement methods The American ...

UMD Develops a DASH-Plus community-based hypertension management program for older adults

New USDA-NIFA funding brings together research, academics, and Extension to improve knowledge, access, and self-monitoring skills for hypertension managementCredit: Edwin ...

Longer stays in refugee camps increase cases of acute mental illness

New research shows serious effects of time spent in Moria refugee camp on mental health deterioration. A new quantitative study ...

New map shows where millions of UK residents struggle to access food

In one out of every six local authorities, rates of hunger are more than 150 per cent (one and a ...

Largest-ever type 1 diabetes genetic study IDs potential treatment targets

Credit: UVA Health Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying ...

MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate

Standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score--derived from MRI--correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses and may help guide ...

COVID-19: Patients with malnutrition may be more likely to have severe outcomes