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DHA supplements show potential to prevent early preterm births

Sophisticated analyses of two clinical trials — one in the U.S. and the other in the Australia — suggest that thousands of early preterm births — those at or before 34 weeks' gestation — could be prevented if pregnant women took daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements.

26 Oct 2016

Poor, remote Indigenous Australians have increased risk of sexually transmissible infections

A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian means having an increased risk of sexually transmissible infections (STIs).

25 Oct 2016

SIDS may be linked to inner ear damage and buildup of carbon dioxide

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may be linked to the build up of carbon dioxide and existing inner ear damage according to a new study in the journal Neuroscience.

25 Oct 2016

Researchers receive $2.66 million NIH grant to improve asthma management in minority emerging adults

Older adolescents and young adults are at the highest risk for poor asthma management and health outcomes, but few studies have been published on this issue.

25 Oct 2016

Celebrity chef Tonia Buxton gets optimal levels of vitamin D with BetterYou’s oral spray

Are you tired? Feeling low? Suffer from headaches, aches and pains? You could be suffering from vitamin D deficiency.

From BetterYou Ltd 25 Oct 2016

GAFFI: Access to rapid diagnostics, antifungals could prevent over a million AIDS-related deaths by 2020

Fungal infection causes around half of AIDS-related deaths, of which there were 1,100,000 in 2015. A first of its kind analysis – ‘Modelling reduction in AIDS deaths’ by the University of Manchester’s Professor David W Denning and published today in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B – suggests that the opportunity to save lives is being missed.

25 Oct 2016

Study finds increased risk of pregnancy-associated stroke among young women

Pregnancy was not found to raise the risk of stroke in older women, according to a study from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian. In younger women, however, the risk of stroke was significantly higher for those who were pregnant.

25 Oct 2016

Adherence to medical therapy linked to better outcomes for patients who had heart procedures

Patients who had a stent procedure or heart bypass surgery and continued with their prescribed medical therapy had significantly better outcomes than non-adherent patients, according to a study published today in the journal Circulation.

24 Oct 2016

Vitamin A-biofortified orange maize improves visual functions in kids

A new study has found that vitamin A-biofortified orange maize significantly improves visual functions in children.

24 Oct 2016

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in life can lead to an increased vulnerability later in life to diseases linked to immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even mental illness.

24 Oct 2016

Adult brain cells may be vulnerable to Zika infection, new study suggests

Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses. However, new research in mice from scientists at The Rockefeller University and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology suggests that certain adult brain cells may be vulnerable to infection as well.

24 Oct 2016

Prolotherapy linked to improved knee-specific symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis

Prolotherapy, an injection-based complementary treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, was associated with improved knee-specific symptoms, quality of life, and ability to participate in daily activities among the majority of individuals who participated in several small clinical studies.

24 Oct 2016

Patients using public health insurance more likely to experience high pain levels in PACU, study finds

Patients using public health insurance were more likely to experience high pain levels in the post anesthesia care unit following surgery to remove their tonsils and/or adenoids, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2016

Researchers recruit 20,000th participant to landmark genetics study to improve risk prediction of coronary disease

A team of researchers from the University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.

24 Oct 2016

New research shows how focusing on pleasure of food may help people choose smaller portions

The rapid rise in portion sizes has gone hand in hand with rising rates of obesity. To curb supersizing, governments and public health institutions have advocated portion size limits and health warnings, but they have had limited success.

21 Oct 2016

Study assesses impact of diabetes mellitus on cardiac geometry

A study of U.S. Hispanics with diabetes mellitus showed a link between impaired glucose regulation and adverse measures of cardiac function and structure.

21 Oct 2016

Studies highlight importance of amount and timing of physical activity in reducing risk of developing T2D

Two new papers published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes reveal the importance of both the amount and timing of physical activity in reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), as well as aiding the management of the disease in existing T2D patients.

21 Oct 2016

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Why do more women than men get Alzheimer's disease? In their quest to find the answer, neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and her collegues in the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, have been awarded a $10.3 million five-year Program Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

21 Oct 2016

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus.

21 Oct 2016

Physical fitness in elders may play key role in protecting from cardiovascular risk factors

It may not be enough just to meet public health guidelines for physical activity if you want to stave off the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

21 Oct 2016

Public Health News and Research

DHA supplements show potential to prevent early preterm births

Poor, remote Indigenous Australians have increased risk of sexually transmissible infections

SIDS may be linked to inner ear damage and buildup of carbon dioxide

Researchers receive $2.66 million NIH grant to improve asthma management in minority emerging adults

Celebrity chef Tonia Buxton gets optimal levels of vitamin D with BetterYou’s oral spray

GAFFI: Access to rapid diagnostics, antifungals could prevent over a million AIDS-related deaths by 2020

Study finds increased risk of pregnancy-associated stroke among young women

Adherence to medical therapy linked to better outcomes for patients who had heart procedures

Vitamin A-biofortified orange maize improves visual functions in kids

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Adult brain cells may be vulnerable to Zika infection, new study suggests

Prolotherapy linked to improved knee-specific symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis

Patients using public health insurance more likely to experience high pain levels in PACU, study finds

Researchers recruit 20,000th participant to landmark genetics study to improve risk prediction of coronary disease

New research shows how focusing on pleasure of food may help people choose smaller portions

Study assesses impact of diabetes mellitus on cardiac geometry

Studies highlight importance of amount and timing of physical activity in reducing risk of developing T2D

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

Physical fitness in elders may play key role in protecting from cardiovascular risk factors

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