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Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women with HIV are given antiretroviral therapy (ART) were associated with significant declines in the number of new male HIV infections in rural Ugandan communities, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health research suggests.

13 Jul 2016

Experts highlight need for greater privacy and security measures in mHealth technologies

With over two-thirds of U.S. adults owning a smartphone, and the rise in miniaturized sensors and low-power body area networks that are used for remote health monitoring, mobile health is beginning to experience a boom.

13 Jul 2016

Study reveals problems encountered when trying to avoid plastic exposure

The well-known documentary "Plastic Planet" by Werner Boote starkly illustrates the dangers of plastic and synthetics for human beings and also shows how ubiquitous plastic is.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers identify PKD1 protein as potential cause for impaired insulin signaling in diabetics

Medication can help trigger the enzyme that kick starts insulin production in the body, but the drugs don't always work for those who are obese or diabetic, and most need to regulate their glucose and insulin levels. That's why a recent discovery made by Rudy Valentine and a team of researchers holds so much promise.

13 Jul 2016

Preventing zoonotic diseases from pets to people: an interview with Dr Monique Éloit, OIE Director General

Zoonotic diseases are diseases or infections which are naturally transmissible from animals to humans, as defined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers identify new mechanism by which bacteria outsmarts immune system

Bacteria are rapidly developing resistance mechanisms to combat even the most effective antibiotics.

13 Jul 2016

Low levels of blood selenium may increase risk of liver cancer

A new study, published in current issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that the highest levels of blood selenium or of selenoprotein P, the protein that distributes selenium from the liver around the body, are associated with a decreased risk of developing liver cancer (particularly hepatocellular carcinoma), even when all other major liver cancer risk factors are taken into account.

13 Jul 2016

17beta-Estradiol patch may help reduce Alzheimer's disease risk in newly postmenopausal women

Can estrogen preserve brain function and decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease when given early in menopause? Newly postmenopausal women who received estrogen via a skin patch had reduced beta-amyloid deposits, the sticky plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found.

13 Jul 2016

Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular events linked to decreased sexual activity in postmenopausal women

Understanding the effects of age and disease on sexual wellbeing is crucial as sexual health is increasingly associated with vitality. In a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine, researchers looked at the role metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease play in postmenopausal women's sexual health.

13 Jul 2016

Hungry parents may serve large portions of food for their young children, study shows

The hungrier parents are at mealtimes, a new study shows, the more they may feed their young children, which could have implications for childhood obesity.

13 Jul 2016

Chinese city migrant children have lower obesity rates than kids from urban families

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that the children of migrants to Chinese cities have lower rates of obesity than youngsters in more affluent established urban families.

13 Jul 2016

Study provides more insights into abusive head injury in small children

Abusive head injury, sometimes referred to as shaken baby syndrome or non-accidental trauma, is the third leading cause of head injuries in small children in the US. For children under the age of 1 year, it is the cause of the majority of serious head injuries.

12 Jul 2016

Children of uninvolved feeders could be at risk for greater dietary excess from snacks

In a new study examining how parenting contributes to snacking, researchers found that parents who have a hands-off approach to feeding children may unknowingly contribute to an increase in children's snacking.

12 Jul 2016

Experts describe pathway to limit blurring of boundaries between medical intelligence, securitisation of health threats

Society must align the overlapping priorities and often clashing interests of medical intelligence, national security agendas and the global health community, according to global health advocates writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

12 Jul 2016

Suicide prevention hotlines could improve quality of services by expanding digital offerings

Suicide prevention hotlines in California respond to callers in need and reduce caller distress, but could improve their services and reach more users by expanding digital offerings such as chat services and establishing better programs to monitor and improve the quality of their services, according to new studies from the RAND Corporation.

12 Jul 2016

FDA approves new ExAblate Neuro to treat patients with essential tremor

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. ExAblate Neuro uses magnetic resonance (MR) images taken during the procedure to deliver focused ultrasound to destroy brain tissue in a tiny area thought to be responsible for causing tremors.

11 Jul 2016

Prevalence of global diabetes has been vastly underestimated, say Monash researchers

A landmark paper led by Monash University with partners in the UK and US suggests there may be more than 100 million people with diabetes globally than previously thought.

11 Jul 2016

Research pinpoints factors linked to job retention among newly licensed nurses

"About 80% of newly licensed nurses find their first work in hospitals," says New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Professor Christine T. Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN.

11 Jul 2016

New study aims to measure behaviors, attitudes of smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes

The use of electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes") has increased dramatically in recent years. The majority of new "vapers" were already cigarette smokers.

11 Jul 2016

TBI with LOC linked to late-life neurodegeneration but not Alzheimer's disease

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a loss of consciousness (LOC) may be associated with later development of Parkinson's disease but not Alzheimer's disease or incident dementia, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

11 Jul 2016

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Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Experts highlight need for greater privacy and security measures in mHealth technologies

Study reveals problems encountered when trying to avoid plastic exposure

Researchers identify PKD1 protein as potential cause for impaired insulin signaling in diabetics

Preventing zoonotic diseases from pets to people: an interview with Dr Monique Éloit, OIE Director General

Researchers identify new mechanism by which bacteria outsmarts immune system

Low levels of blood selenium may increase risk of liver cancer

17beta-Estradiol patch may help reduce Alzheimer's disease risk in newly postmenopausal women

Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular events linked to decreased sexual activity in postmenopausal women

Hungry parents may serve large portions of food for their young children, study shows

Chinese city migrant children have lower obesity rates than kids from urban families

Study provides more insights into abusive head injury in small children

Children of uninvolved feeders could be at risk for greater dietary excess from snacks

Experts describe pathway to limit blurring of boundaries between medical intelligence, securitisation of health threats

Suicide prevention hotlines could improve quality of services by expanding digital offerings

FDA approves new ExAblate Neuro to treat patients with essential tremor

Prevalence of global diabetes has been vastly underestimated, say Monash researchers

Research pinpoints factors linked to job retention among newly licensed nurses

New study aims to measure behaviors, attitudes of smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes

TBI with LOC linked to late-life neurodegeneration but not Alzheimer's disease

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