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NIH-supported first HIV vaccine efficacy study begins in South Africa

The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African adults.

28 Nov 2016

Scientists take one step forward by finding how antibody neutralizes Zika infection

As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear.

24 Nov 2016

Researchers offer ratings for winter boots that may help reduce risk of slips on icy surfaces

A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by offering evidence-based ratings on footwear that may reduce the risk of slips and falls on ice.

24 Nov 2016

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent disease in the majority, says study

Current evidence does not support that vitamin D supplementation does anything to help prevent disease among the majority of people, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

24 Nov 2016

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

I think innovation is one of those rather slippery terms that means different things to different people. First of all, I would make a distinction between innovations that are essentially about a new, physical product and innovations that are more to do with services or processes.

24 Nov 2016

Karolinska Institute biologist receives 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for excellence in diabetes research

Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research to Peter Arner, MD, PhD, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute, whose studies on the turnover of fat tissue in the human body has revealed processes that contribute to obesity and diabetes.

23 Nov 2016

Pro-growth cancer signaling pathway could light up new avenues of treatments for solid tumors

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Carbone Cancer Center have better defined a pro-growth signaling pathway common to many cancers that, when blocked, kills cancer cells but leaves healthy cells comparatively unharmed.

23 Nov 2016

New research provides insights into how gut microbes drive host gene expression

In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem of microbes known as the microbiome. Consisting of trillions of organisms — bacteria, fungi and viruses — the microbiome is essential for host health, providing important services ranging from nutrient processing to immune system development and maintenance.

23 Nov 2016

Study finds upward trend in stroke rates among younger generations

Older baby boomers—those born between 1945 and 1954—can proudly boast a new label: the "stroke-healthiest generation," according to a Rutgers study that found the lowest incidence of ischemic stroke in this age group within the past 20 years.

23 Nov 2016

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Deaths by suicide among the White Mountain Apache in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the tribe finds.

23 Nov 2016

Depression commonly occurs in patients with MCI, review suggests

Depression commonly occurs in patients with mild cognitive impairment and a new review of the medical literature suggests an overall pooled prevalence of 32 percent, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

23 Nov 2016

Improved surveillance systems and coherent policies needed to combat Rift Valley fever

Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current surveillance systems are unable to detect the virus in livestock before it spreads to humans.

22 Nov 2016

Finding reliable health information online: an interview with Dr Andrew Boyden

The research was presented by pharmacists from the Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra, who looked at conversations that took place in selected parenting groups on Facebook.

22 Nov 2016

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought, according to Princeton University-led research.

22 Nov 2016

Experts characterize racial and ethnic differences in food allergies among U.S. children

Allergy and immunology experts at Rush University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have conducted the first study designed to assess and characterize the racial and ethnic difference in food allergies among children in the U.S.

22 Nov 2016

Public Health News and Research

NIH-supported first HIV vaccine efficacy study begins in South Africa

Scientists take one step forward by finding how antibody neutralizes Zika infection

Researchers offer ratings for winter boots that may help reduce risk of slips on icy surfaces

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent disease in the majority, says study

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

Karolinska Institute biologist receives 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for excellence in diabetes research

Pro-growth cancer signaling pathway could light up new avenues of treatments for solid tumors

New research provides insights into how gut microbes drive host gene expression

Study finds upward trend in stroke rates among younger generations

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Depression commonly occurs in patients with MCI, review suggests

Improved surveillance systems and coherent policies needed to combat Rift Valley fever

Finding reliable health information online: an interview with Dr Andrew Boyden

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

Experts characterize racial and ethnic differences in food allergies among U.S. children

New study finds downward trend in dementia prevalence among American seniors

Adding higher frequencies to standard protocol improves detection of hearing loss in adolescents

Researchers call sun avoidance as emerging health problem in the U.S.

New public-private partnership launches major health effort to reduce cancer in San Francisco

ASN to honor Amit X. Garg with Young Investigator Award

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