Public Health

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime in water of about 104-109 degrees Fahrenheit can significantly improve your sleepCredit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas…

NIH study links air pollution to increase in newborn intensive care admissions Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more likely to be admitted to a newborn intensive care unit…

Analysis suggests 3.5 percent more preterm births among Latinas than projected for nine months following election A significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months following the November…

Oral diseases present a major global public health burden, affecting 3.5 billion people worldwide, yet oral health has been largely ignored by the global health community, according to a new Lancet Series on Oral Health. Oral…

Biases toward people with disabilities increase with age and over timeCredit: Robert Ruggiero via Upsplash Needing to ride in a wheelchair can put the brakes on myriad opportunities - some less obvious than one might think. New research…

Three factors are identified as the primary motivators, according to new research published in Heliyon London, July 18, 2019 - Fear, trust, and the likelihood of exposure are three leading factors that influence whether people are willing…

As the role of pharmacies in providing front-line public health services grows, a QUT study has raised concerns that some are not adhering to therapeutic guidelines when distributing pharmaceuticals. Researchers from QUT's Business…

Credit: Kiley Riffell For female mosquitoes, finding their next meal is all about smelling and seeing. Through behavioral experiments and real-time recording of the female mosquito brain, a team of scientists, led by researchers at the…

Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist focuses on possible health effects of synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals'Credit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental epidemiologist studying the presence…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2019) - It is well understood that urban black males are at a disproportionately high risk of poor health outcomes. But little is known about how the neighborhood environments where these men…