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Pediatric dermatologist offers few tips to protect infants from the sun

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and it only takes one blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence to nearly double a person's chance of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, later in life.

13 Jun 2017

New HPV vaccine could prevent most infections and millions of cancers

Cervical cancer affects more than half a million women and causes more than a quarter of a million deaths each year globally.

13 Jun 2017

New treatment strategy may destroy difficult-to-treat brain tumors

A new strategy for treating brain tumors may extend or save the lives of patients diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of cancer, according to a study from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

13 Jun 2017

New biosensor technology could be used in wearable devices to monitor health

Imagine wearing a device that continuously analyzes your sweat or blood for different types of biomarkers, such as proteins that show you may have breast cancer or lung cancer.

13 Jun 2017

Concurrent use of alcohol and marijuana among drivers increases risk of fatal crashes

Use of marijuana in combination with alcohol by drivers is especially dangerous, according to a latest study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

13 Jun 2017

Study looks at motor vehicle accident risk in young drivers with ADHD

Earlier studies have pegged the risk of motor vehicle crashes with teenagers suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behind the wheel, as much higher than what a recent study has revealed. Now it is known that the risk of a motor vehicle crashes with adolescents with ADHD is 36% higher than all other newly licensed teenagers and young drivers. This is high but earlier the risk was considered to be four times higher than this.

12 Jun 2017

Obesity and overweight epidemic – A study from 195 countries over quarter of a century

The terms overweight and obesity refer to an excess amount body of fat that may be detrimental to health.

12 Jun 2017

Study provides detailed information on crash risk of adolescents with ADHD

Adolescent drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a 36 percent higher crash risk than other newly licensed teens.

12 Jun 2017

Penn analysis finds genetic factors that could help identify men at increased risk for testicular cancer

An analysis of data from five major studies of testicular cancer has identified new genetic locations that could be susceptible to inherited testicular germ cell tumors.

12 Jun 2017

In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies

To understand why teen pregnancy rates are so high in Texas, meet Jessica Chester. When Chester was in high school in Garland, Texas, she decided to attend the University of Texas-Dallas. She wanted to become a doctor.

12 Jun 2017

Type 2 diabetes incidence among youth increases in direct proportion with severity of obesity

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) by age 20 was 12 times as high in severely obese American Indian children 5 to 9 years of age as in normal-weight youth in that age range, according to a study titled "Long-term Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth with Increasing Severity of Obesity," presented today at the American Diabetes Association's 77th Scientific Sessions at the San Diego Convention Center.

12 Jun 2017

Asian women less likely to receive appropriate follow-up after abnormal mammogram, study finds

Women with an abnormal mammogram result need follow-up tests to check whether the finding indicates breast cancer, which should be treated at the earliest possible stage.

12 Jun 2017

Fasting blood sugar and insulin can help determine right diet for people with prediabetes, diabetes

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, together with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Tufts University, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición and Gelesis, Inc., presented new data demonstrating that blood sugar (glucose) and/or fasting insulin should be used to select the right diet, particularly for people with prediabetes and diabetes

12 Jun 2017

UAB emergency medicine physician offers tips to deal with snakebite

Allison Davis never saw the snake. The Mountain Brook, Alabama, elementary school teacher was pulling weeds from a planter on her deck when she felt a sharp stab of pain in her left hand.

9 Jun 2017

Adult male farmers in Malaysia more likely to contract 'monkey malaria'

Adult male farmers in Malaysia are more than twice as likely to contract Plasmodium knowlesi malaria - an infection usually found only in monkeys - than other people in their communities, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

9 Jun 2017

Study explores experiences of African American Christian counselors with LGB clients

A new study looks at the experiences of African American Christian counseling students from the Black church as they seek to balance their faith and ethical responsibilities in working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients.

9 Jun 2017

New cancer drug shows promise to treat leukemia in mouse models

Almost 6,000 new cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, are expected to be diagnosed this year in the United States. The blood cancer can affect both children and adults.

9 Jun 2017

New research design offers way to assess safety of approved drugs

As the pace of drug approvals accelerates and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faces potential budget cuts, a new research design from Perelman School of Medicine scientists offers a new way to successfully assess safety of newly approved drugs, as well as drugs that have been on the market for a long time and have had a marked rise in their use.

9 Jun 2017

IUPUI researchers find differing risks for binge drinking based on race, income and age

A new study led by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis assistant professor of psychology Tamika Zapolski has found differing risks for binge drinking based on race, income and age.

9 Jun 2017

Scientists find way to recover protein structure after chemical denaturation

Scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg and Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found a way to recover a protein structure after its chemical denaturation.

9 Jun 2017

Education News and Research

Pediatric dermatologist offers few tips to protect infants from the sun

New HPV vaccine could prevent most infections and millions of cancers

New treatment strategy may destroy difficult-to-treat brain tumors

New biosensor technology could be used in wearable devices to monitor health

Concurrent use of alcohol and marijuana among drivers increases risk of fatal crashes

Study looks at motor vehicle accident risk in young drivers with ADHD

Obesity and overweight epidemic – A study from 195 countries over quarter of a century

Study provides detailed information on crash risk of adolescents with ADHD

Penn analysis finds genetic factors that could help identify men at increased risk for testicular cancer

In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies

Type 2 diabetes incidence among youth increases in direct proportion with severity of obesity

Asian women less likely to receive appropriate follow-up after abnormal mammogram, study finds

Fasting blood sugar and insulin can help determine right diet for people with prediabetes, diabetes

UAB emergency medicine physician offers tips to deal with snakebite

Adult male farmers in Malaysia more likely to contract 'monkey malaria'

Study explores experiences of African American Christian counselors with LGB clients

New cancer drug shows promise to treat leukemia in mouse models

New research design offers way to assess safety of approved drugs

IUPUI researchers find differing risks for binge drinking based on race, income and age

Scientists find way to recover protein structure after chemical denaturation

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