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Intensive treatment to lower systolic blood pressure could lead to major reduction in mortality

Intensive treatment to lower systolic (top number) blood pressure to below 120 would prevent 107,500 deaths per year in the United States, according to a study by researchers at Loyola University Chicago and other centers.

23 Feb 2017

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

A fruit and vegetable intake above five-a-day shows major benefit in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.

23 Feb 2017

Researchers quantify consequences of Ebola outbreak on maternal and child health services

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa has cost more than 11.000 lives and the health systems in the most affected countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, are still struggling.

23 Feb 2017

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Johns Hopkins researchers say that in early pregnancy in mice with complete immune systems, Zika virus can cross the placenta -- intended to protect the developing fetus -- and appears to lead to a high percentage of miscarriages and to babies born with thin brain tissue and inflammation in brain cells.

23 Feb 2017

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

Monash University and Cardiff University researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the immune system.

22 Feb 2017

Melanoma patients' immunotherapy response linked to diversity and makeup of gut bacteria

Melanoma patients' response to a major form of immunotherapy is associated with the diversity and makeup of trillions of potential allies and enemies found in the digestive tract, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report at the ASCO-Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer meeting in Orlando.

22 Feb 2017

New approach to generate high volume of hair cells may help restore full hearing

The loss of tiny, sound-sensing cells in the inner ear, known as "hair cells," is a leading cause of hearing loss, a public health problem affecting at least 5 percent of the world population.

22 Feb 2017

Recent estimates reveal burden of serious fungal diseases in 14 different countries

Estimates never before attempted, show the number of people affected by serious fungal diseases in 14 of the worst affected countries across the globe have just been published.

22 Feb 2017

NIH launches new study to test experimental vaccine that targets mosquito-transmitted diseases

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to test an investigational vaccine intended to provide broad protection against a range of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as Zika, malaria, West Nile fever and dengue fever, and to hinder the ability of mosquitoes to transmit such infections.

22 Feb 2017

Studies show benefits and risks of testosterone treatment in older men

It is commonly known that testosterone levels decrease as men age, but until last year, little was known about the effects of testosterone treatment in older men with low testosterone.

21 Feb 2017

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

Children whose mothers have taken anti-epilepsy medicine during pregnancy, do not visit the doctor more often than children who have not been exposed to this medicine in utero. This is the result of a new study from Aarhus.

21 Feb 2017

Scientists unlock heart-protective benefits of soy

A product of digesting a micronutrient found in soy may hold the key to why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods, while others do not, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led study discovered.

21 Feb 2017

Researchers examine risk factors for B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Israeli, Palestinian populations

Israeli and Palestinian researchers have conducted a large scale epidemiological study examining risk factors for a form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in these two populations.

21 Feb 2017

Cancer mortality rates vary among major Hispanic ethnic groups

Cancer mortality rates vary considerably within the growing Hispanic population in the United States, with significant differences among the major Hispanic ethnic groups.

21 Feb 2017

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are more likely to misidentify sad and angry faces as fearful, while teens with symptoms of conduct disorder tend to interpret sad faces as angry, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

21 Feb 2017

Medication adherence interventions can help avoid hospitalizations for heart disease patients

Poor adherence to medication regimens is a common problem among patients with cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and heart failure. Poor adherence is one reason mortality rates among those patients remain high.

21 Feb 2017

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

The implementation of state laws legalizing same-sex marriage was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of suicide attempts among high school students - and an even greater reduction among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Study: Underage youth more likely to recall seeing alcohol marketing online than adults

Underage youth are nearly twice as likely to recall seeing alcohol marketing on the internet than adults, with almost one in three saying they saw alcohol-related content in the previous month, according to a new pilot survey led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

21 Feb 2017

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

Despite reports about the increase in heroin use, more teens believed it was "probably impossible" to get heroin in 2014 than in 2002, according to a Saint Louis University study.

21 Feb 2017

Public Health News and Research

Intensive treatment to lower systolic blood pressure could lead to major reduction in mortality

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

Researchers quantify consequences of Ebola outbreak on maternal and child health services

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

Melanoma patients' immunotherapy response linked to diversity and makeup of gut bacteria

New approach to generate high volume of hair cells may help restore full hearing

Recent estimates reveal burden of serious fungal diseases in 14 different countries

NIH launches new study to test experimental vaccine that targets mosquito-transmitted diseases

Studies show benefits and risks of testosterone treatment in older men

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

Scientists unlock heart-protective benefits of soy

Researchers examine risk factors for B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Israeli, Palestinian populations

Cancer mortality rates vary among major Hispanic ethnic groups

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Medication adherence interventions can help avoid hospitalizations for heart disease patients

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

Study: Underage youth more likely to recall seeing alcohol marketing online than adults

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

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