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Study sheds light on the burden of dengue in Bangladesh

Dengue, also known as dengue fever, is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes.

24 May 2019

Tips for staying safe in water during summer

Beaches, lakes, and pools are great ways to beat the summer heat but there are precautions to take before reaching for that swimsuit, report physicians with The University of Texas Health Science at Houston.

24 May 2019

Study examines mortality risks among professional athletes

Professional football players appear to have a somewhat elevated risk of death, including higher risk of succumbing to cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases, compared with professional baseball players of similar age, according to new research.

24 May 2019

New UCI-led study shows crowdsourced traffic data could reduce mortality

A new UCI-led pilot study finds, on average, Waze "crash alerts" occur two minutes and 41 seconds prior to their corresponding California Highway Patrol (CHP)-reported crash.

24 May 2019

Study finds greater risk of heart failure, stroke among occupants in motor vehicle accidents

New research has shown that in older adults (65 and older), being an occupant in an automobile during a motor vehicle accident may lead to heart failure or stroke, as compared to pedestrians who are involved in motor vehicle accidents.

23 May 2019

Black women are 'twice as likely to die' from aggressive uterine cancer

A new study has found that uterine cancer cases are rising and that black women are 'twice as likely to die' from aggressive uterine cancer.

23 May 2019

Study highlights eczema-related disparities in Hispanic and black children

In a study that highlights racial disparities in the everyday impact of eczema, new research shows Hispanic and black children are more likely than white children to miss school due to the chronic skin disease.

23 May 2019

Important differences found in characteristics, progression of lupus among racial/ethnic groups

In the first epidemiologic study comparing lupus among four major racial/ethnic groups, researchers found that, following a lupus diagnosis, Blacks, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics are at increased risk of developing problems related to the kidneys, the neurological system, and the blood.

23 May 2019

$Study finds high trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada$

Study finds high trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada

The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured pregnant women's exposure to environmental contaminants in northeastern British Columbia, an area of intensive natural-gas production through hydraulic fracturing.

23 May 2019

New modeling study estimates cancer burden associated with poor diet among American adults

A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults.

23 May 2019

Black patients less likely to adopt active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer than white men

At a time when a growing number of men with prostate cancer considered "low risk" are opting for active surveillance or watchful waiting rather than immediate treatment with surgery or radiation, a new study reveals that black men are less likely than white men to adopt an active surveillance strategy for their disease.

23 May 2019

Teen drivers with ADHD more likely to crash and get traffic violations for risky driving

Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without ADHD, according to a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study published today in the journal Pediatrics.

21 May 2019

Tangible Landscape system can help forest stakeholders to fight tree disease

When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death turned up in Oregon, scientists and stakeholders banded together to try to protect susceptible trees and the region's valuable timber industry.

20 May 2019

Penn Medicine launches free, 'self-service' AI tool for data analytics

The Penn Medicine Institute for Biomedical Informatics has launched a free, open-source automated machine learning system for data analysis that is designed for anyone to use, from a high school student looking to gain insight on their baseball team's statistics, to trained researchers looking for associations between cancer and environmental factors.

16 May 2019

New project launched to improve asthma in African children

A new project to improve asthma in African children has been officially launched at an event in Durban, South Africa.

16 May 2019

Lifestyle risk factors account for 27% of all cancer cases in Brazil

Lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are associated with a third of all deaths caused by 20 types of cancer in Brazil, according to a new epidemiological study.

15 May 2019