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Researchers call for more work to address unmet needs of women with Parkinson's disease

Researchers in a multi-institution study led by UCLA Health have identified several overlooked issues affecting women with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and call for more research, customized treatments, education and support to empower women living with this disease and to address their unmet medical needs.

22 Jan 2022

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

State laws in the US that require medical doctors (MDs) to determine which medications a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) can prescribe, and under what conditions, may limit the number of patients who use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), reports a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

22 Jan 2022

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections resulted in more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019, exceeding the number caused by HIV/AIDS and malaria, says a study spanning 204 countries and territories.

22 Jan 2022

Hospitalization risk high for IBD patients with incomplete COVID-19 vaccinations

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) are bringing together the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care community for the fifth annual Crohn's & Colitis Congress®, taking place virtually Jan. 20 through 22, 2022.

21 Jan 2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility, suggests BU study

New findings by Boston University School of Public Health investigators indicate that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility - but males who become infected by the coronavirus may experience short-term reduced fertility.

21 Jan 2022

Indian study suggests significant decrease in protection from vaccine or natural immunity against Omicron variant

Researchers present evidence for early community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in New Delhi, India.

20 Jan 2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect the chances of conceiving a child, according to a study of more than 2,000 couples that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Jan 2022

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds, according to one of the first studies measuring steps and pace among this population.

20 Jan 2022

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Yume Imahori about her latest research which looks at whether heart rate could be used as an early risk factor for dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Study finds no proof of recently infected mothers transmitting SARS-CoV-2 through breastmilk

There is no evidence of recently infected mothers transmitting infectious SARS-CoV-2 through breastmilk to their baby, reports a study published in the journal Pediatric Research.

20 Jan 2022

Researchers investigate whether influenza impacted the epidemiological dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers wanted to test the co-infection and induced infectivity hypothesis that has been unexplored territory to date.

19 Jan 2022

Scientific review highlights the impact of coffee on digestive organs

A new scientific review, published in Nutrients, highlights coffee's effects on digestion and the gut, and its impact on organs involved in digestion.

19 Jan 2022

Improved SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing with self-collected saliva

The findings from a recent study conducted in the United States suggest that combining saliva with a practical pooling protocol may open the door for easier surveillance testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), particularly in resource-limited settings.

18 Jan 2022

Risk factors affect cardiovascular disease risk even in patients with no coronary artery calcium

Among patients with no detectable coronary artery calcium, those who smoke, have diabetes or hypertension nonetheless have the highest risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to a study published in the journal Circulation.

18 Jan 2022

Wastewater-based epidemiology to predict emerging new SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a new study, researchers established a strong approach for deducing public health-relevant epidemiological metrics like relative variant abundance and variant-specific reproduction numbers from wastewater (WW)-derived deep sequenced SARS-CoV-2 genomes.

18 Jan 2022

Officials struggle to regulate pop-up covid testing sites — and warn patients to beware

In recent months, mobile covid-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs as demand has skyrocketed in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant.

18 Jan 2022

Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater samples

In a new study, a team of researchers introduced a novel method to estimate the proportion of different SARS-CoV-2 strains in wastewater samples.

17 Jan 2022

Framework for understanding cross-country spread of COVID-19 in the context of the globally interconnected economy

A study published in Scientific Reports uses a three-dimensional conceptual model to examine COVID-19's global spatiotemporal dissemination.

17 Jan 2022

Multiple sclerosis may be caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

13 Jan 2022

Study shows AI systems can accurately identify and grade prostate cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have together with international collaborators completed a comprehensive international validation of artificial intelligence (AI) for diagnosing and grading prostate cancer.

13 Jan 2022

Epidemiology News and Research

Researchers call for more work to address unmet needs of women with Parkinson's disease

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

Hospitalization risk high for IBD patients with incomplete COVID-19 vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility, suggests BU study

Indian study suggests significant decrease in protection from vaccine or natural immunity against Omicron variant

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

Study finds no proof of recently infected mothers transmitting SARS-CoV-2 through breastmilk

Researchers investigate whether influenza impacted the epidemiological dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

Scientific review highlights the impact of coffee on digestive organs

Improved SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing with self-collected saliva

Risk factors affect cardiovascular disease risk even in patients with no coronary artery calcium

Wastewater-based epidemiology to predict emerging new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Officials struggle to regulate pop-up covid testing sites — and warn patients to beware

Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater samples

Framework for understanding cross-country spread of COVID-19 in the context of the globally interconnected economy

Multiple sclerosis may be caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus

Study shows AI systems can accurately identify and grade prostate cancer

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