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USC researcher receives $3.1M to study early brain development in babies born to diabetic mothers

It has long been understood that pregnant women with diabetes are more likely to have children with obesity than women who do not have diabetes during pregnancy.

16 May 2024

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted-;a take-home kit or colonoscopy-;compared to those who were only offered the colonoscopy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

16 May 2024

Text messages with financial rewards boost weight loss in obese men, study finds

Study found that combining behavioral text messages with financial incentives promotes significant weight loss in obese men, while text messages alone do not.

16 May 2024

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

Study examines the effects of specific genes and age on cognition, revealing potential for creating genotype- and cognition-stratified cohorts for future research.

16 May 2024

Hunting dogs in Washington show antibodies to H5N1 bird flu virus, study finds

Study found antibodies to H5 and N1 subtype influenza A viruses in 2% of hunting dogs in Washington, suggesting potential transmission from waterfowl to dogs.

16 May 2024

Validation study shows positive reception for SkinNTDs app in Ghana and Kenya

The Journal of Medical Internet Research, a leading publication in digital health research, has published the results from the first phase of the validation study on the SkinNTDs mobile app, which aims to help control neglected tropical diseases and some common skin diseases, which particularly affect countries with low per capita incomes.

16 May 2024

Expert Insight highlights health equity, disparity and inequality in organ transplantation

An Expert Insight, published in the journal Transplantation, highlights health equity, disparity and inequality in organ transplantation along the continuum of care and across organ types.

16 May 2024

BfR study highlights awareness gap on natural plant toxins in food

Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin.

16 May 2024

SMART researchers identify key mechanism behind artemisinin resistance in malaria

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have discovered a link between malaria parasites' ability to develop resistance to antimalarial drugs – specifically artemisinin (ART) – through a cellular process called transfer Ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification.

16 May 2024

Researchers develop pathoblockers to combat bacterial pneumonia toxins

In most cases, antibiotics are a reliable form of protection against bacterial infections. They have saved billions of human lives since their introduction.

16 May 2024

Loneliness increases the risk of developing mental health problems

Are lonely people more likely to have problems with mental health? Yes, but the obverse is also true.

16 May 2024

Ambulance blood pressure treatment benefits hemorrhagic stroke patients, study finds

Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new research.

16 May 2024

AHA releases guidelines to enhance postpartum care and address cardiovascular risks

Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause.

16 May 2024

Study examines the ecological sustainability of children's and young people's diets

A study by researchers at the University of Bonn examines the ecological sustainability of children's and young people's diets.

16 May 2024

Global initiative REACT targets early detection of atherosclerosis

One in three people around the world die from cardiovascular disease, which is mainly caused by atherosclerosis.

16 May 2024

Liquid biopsy biomarker predicts melanoma therapy response

If black skin cancer (melanoma) spreads, there are various therapies that can be used. However, there is still insufficient research into who responds to which therapy and whether resistance may develop over time.

16 May 2024

Global study confirms safety of fertility treatments in BRCA-positive breast cancer survivors

First global study in young women with high-risk genes and a pregnancy after breast cancer shows Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) are safe, with no increase in breast cancer recurrence.

16 May 2024

TRPS1 could serve as a new target for drugs against breast cancer

The mammary gland is a complex tissue comprising a variety of cell types. Their proper functioning is crucial for the health of the breast.

16 May 2024

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable NSCLC

Compared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy – given before and after surgery – significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) in patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 May 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird flu lands as the next public health challenge

Public health officials are watching with concern since a strain of bird flu spread to dairy cows in at least nine states, and to at least one dairy worker.

16 May 2024

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USC researcher receives $3.1M to study early brain development in babies born to diabetic mothers

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

Text messages with financial rewards boost weight loss in obese men, study finds

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

Hunting dogs in Washington show antibodies to H5N1 bird flu virus, study finds

Validation study shows positive reception for SkinNTDs app in Ghana and Kenya

Expert Insight highlights health equity, disparity and inequality in organ transplantation

BfR study highlights awareness gap on natural plant toxins in food

SMART researchers identify key mechanism behind artemisinin resistance in malaria

Researchers develop pathoblockers to combat bacterial pneumonia toxins

Loneliness increases the risk of developing mental health problems

Ambulance blood pressure treatment benefits hemorrhagic stroke patients, study finds

AHA releases guidelines to enhance postpartum care and address cardiovascular risks

Study examines the ecological sustainability of children's and young people's diets

Global initiative REACT targets early detection of atherosclerosis

Liquid biopsy biomarker predicts melanoma therapy response

Global study confirms safety of fertility treatments in BRCA-positive breast cancer survivors

TRPS1 could serve as a new target for drugs against breast cancer

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable NSCLC

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird flu lands as the next public health challenge

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