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Body dissatisfaction found to be primary cause of eating disorders

Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife.

18 Jan 2023

COVID-19 is changing behaviors related to how people are exposed to household chemicals

COVID-19 is changing household behaviors related to how we are exposed to various household chemicals linked to poor health outcomes.

18 Jan 2023

Study suggests a link between dietary exposure to nitrites and risk of type 2 diabetes

Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources.

17 Jan 2023

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

Environmental factors, including pollution, that might help 'superbugs' become resistant to antibiotics is set to be investigated by the University of Surrey.

17 Jan 2023

COVID inspires to solve a 30-year-old problem in computer science

During the corona epidemic many of us became amateur mathematicians. How quickly would the number of hospitalized patients rise, and when would herd immunity be achieved? Professional mathematicians were challenged as well, and a researcher at University of Copenhagen became inspired to solve a 30-year-old problem in computer science.

16 Jan 2023

Machine learning tools help unravel why human accelerated regions evolved so quickly

Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences.

13 Jan 2023

Participants using Huma's clinical trial platform have high levels of engagement in COVID-19 study

Huma Therapeutics Limited ("Huma"), a leading global digital health company, today announced results of a new study in collaboration with the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge showing that participants using Huma's clinical trial platform had high, sustained levels of engagement in an observational, fully remote COVID-19 study.

13 Jan 2023

The 2022 U.S. RSV surge consisted of a variety of pre-existing viruses

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated whether the upsurge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during the autumn season of 2022 occurred due to the emergence of a novel, highly transmissible RSV strain or whether multiple pre-existing RSV strains were responsible for the increase in RSV case counts during the period.

12 Jan 2023

Ecological determinants of cysticercosis decline in China

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is an important global food-borne infectious disease transmitted between humans and pigs.

12 Jan 2023

MIS-C more common and severe than previously thought

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open journal, researchers compared the characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

10 Jan 2023

Older adults with greater severity of hearing loss more likely to have dementia, study finds

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users.

10 Jan 2023

Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

A program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded evaluation.

10 Jan 2023

Study finds alarming number of older women facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and death

A new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease.

9 Jan 2023

Healthy eating patterns associated with reduced risk of premature mortality

A variety of healthy eating patterns are linked to reduced risk of premature death, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

9 Jan 2023

Machine learning can predict the risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

The risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes can be predicted with confidence by using machine learning methods, a new study from Finland finds.

9 Jan 2023

Incidence rates and characteristics associated with medically attended COVID-19 episodes among infants younger than 6 months

A recent study estimated the overall incidence rates of medically attended SARS-CoV-2 infection among infants.

9 Jan 2023

After nearly four decades of decline, stroke mortality risk appears to be increasing again in the U.S.

A Rutgers analysis of U.S. stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019 has found both a dramatic decline and the potential for an important resurgence.

6 Jan 2023

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Researchers evaluated the association between subjective well-being and post-COVID-19 symptoms.

6 Jan 2023

Is appropriate initial empirical antimicrobial therapy associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections?

Researchers estimated the association between the receipt of appropriate initial empirical antibiotic treatment and in-hospital death among individuals hospitalized with BSI (bloodstream infections).

6 Jan 2023

Study finds higher prevalence of HIV among women experiencing intimate partner violence

Women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers.

5 Jan 2023

Epidemiology News and Research

Body dissatisfaction found to be primary cause of eating disorders

COVID-19 is changing behaviors related to how people are exposed to household chemicals

Study suggests a link between dietary exposure to nitrites and risk of type 2 diabetes

Study to investigate the effects of environmental factors on antibiotic resistance

COVID inspires to solve a 30-year-old problem in computer science

Machine learning tools help unravel why human accelerated regions evolved so quickly

Participants using Huma's clinical trial platform have high levels of engagement in COVID-19 study

The 2022 U.S. RSV surge consisted of a variety of pre-existing viruses

Ecological determinants of cysticercosis decline in China

MIS-C more common and severe than previously thought

Older adults with greater severity of hearing loss more likely to have dementia, study finds

Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

Study finds alarming number of older women facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and death

Healthy eating patterns associated with reduced risk of premature mortality

Machine learning can predict the risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Incidence rates and characteristics associated with medically attended COVID-19 episodes among infants younger than 6 months

After nearly four decades of decline, stroke mortality risk appears to be increasing again in the U.S.

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Is appropriate initial empirical antimicrobial therapy associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections?

Study finds higher prevalence of HIV among women experiencing intimate partner violence

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