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Study sheds light on immune factors responsible for contrasting SARS-CoV-2 outcomes in humans and white-tailed deer

Researchers explored the response of respiratory epithelial cells in deers to SARS-CoV-2.

27 Apr 2023

How one patient’s textured hair nearly kept her from a needed EEG

Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance left the 27-year-old looking for a new neurologist. That's when she found West 14 Street MedicalArts in New York.

27 Apr 2023

As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom.

27 Apr 2023

Research identifies Th1 memory CD4+ T cells as key to protect against emerging poxvirus skin infections

Researchers demonstrate that T helper 1 effector memory cluster of differentiation 4 T cells provide immunity against poxviruses

27 Apr 2023

What is the risk for symptomatic H5N1 virus infection in humans?

Researchers from the CDC reported on the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus among domesticated and wild birds in 39 U.S. states and discussed the potential risks to humans.

27 Apr 2023

Highly processed foods contribute to poor diet quality among Japanese adults

Researchers explore the intake of highly processed foods (HPF) with respect to overall diet quality.

26 Apr 2023

New tool calculates economic value of breastfeeding for mothers and society

This paper describes the development of the Mothers' Milk Tool, which calculates the economic value contributed by women's unpaid care work through breastfeeding infants and young children. The tool can be used to track progress on breastfeeding targets and assist consideration of breastfeeding in food balance sheets and economic production statistics.

26 Apr 2023

Local partnership receives $500,000 grant to improve healthy food access for low-income pregnant women

Food insecurity - the lack of steady access to nutritionally adequate food - during pregnancy is linked to premature births and poorer health for low-income mothers and their babies, contributing to staggering rates of infant mortality in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.

26 Apr 2023

COVID-19 diagnosis among pregnant and postpartum individuals showed distinct patterns by rurality of residence and select pregnancy conditions

Researchers estimated the trends and prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 among postpartum and pregnant individuals.

26 Apr 2023

To what extent did the UK's shielding policy protect clinically vulnerable individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers evaluated the effects of the United Kingdom's (UK) shielding policy intervention.

26 Apr 2023

As federal emergency declaration expires, the picture of the pandemic grows fuzzier

Joel Wakefield isn't just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of covid is personal.

26 Apr 2023

Scent-trained dogs as a strategy for rapid, low-cost, and environmentally friendly COVID-19 screening

Researchers reported on a dog screening program to complement a school-based SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing program.

26 Apr 2023

Arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor for childhood and adolescent metabolic disease

Arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor for metabolic syndrome in teens, a paper published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of Bristol in the UK, the University of Exeter in the UK, and the University of Eastern Finland.

26 Apr 2023

Study finds HIV to be 2.5 times more frequent among mental health service users

New National Institute for Health and Care Research Maudsley BRC supported research has found HIV is 2.5 times more frequent in people who use mental health services than the general population in South London.

26 Apr 2023

Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity in boys

Study examines the association between prenatal vitamin D levels and growth and adiposity in late childhood. The results suggest a sex-specific programming effect of early pregnancy vitamin D3 levels on offspring body composition into late childhood observed in boys.

25 Apr 2023

Study reveals survival time of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: Implications for public health

Study investigated the survival of SARS-CoV-2 in three wastewater matrices - filtered and unfiltered raw wastewater, and secondary effluent. The time required for inactivation of 90% of SARS-CoV-2 was observed to be 10.4, 10.8, and 18.3 hours for unfiltered raw, filtered raw, and secondary effluent, respectively.

25 Apr 2023

Early exposure to pyrethroids may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

A new study from The University of Toledo suggests early exposure to a common class of insecticides called pyrethroids may increase the risk of autism and other developmental disorders, even at levels currently recognized as safe by federal regulators.

25 Apr 2023

Gum Health Day 2023 campaign focuses on aesthetics and wellbeing

Keeping gums healthy and regularly checked is an integral part of everybody's general health as scientific evidence shows a clear association between gum disease and many serious, chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

25 Apr 2023

Study assesses trends in buprenorphine initiation and retention in the United States

Treating opioid addiction should be much easier now than it was a few years ago, thanks to pandemic-era rule changes that aim to improve access to buprenorphine, a medicine proven to help in recovery.

25 Apr 2023

$Leashed dog walking linked to increased risk of fractures and TBIs$

Leashed dog walking linked to increased risk of fractures and TBIs

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most common injury among adults treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries related to walking a leashed dog from 2001 to 2020.

25 Apr 2023

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Study sheds light on immune factors responsible for contrasting SARS-CoV-2 outcomes in humans and white-tailed deer

How one patient’s textured hair nearly kept her from a needed EEG

As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Research identifies Th1 memory CD4+ T cells as key to protect against emerging poxvirus skin infections

What is the risk for symptomatic H5N1 virus infection in humans?

Highly processed foods contribute to poor diet quality among Japanese adults

New tool calculates economic value of breastfeeding for mothers and society

Local partnership receives $500,000 grant to improve healthy food access for low-income pregnant women

COVID-19 diagnosis among pregnant and postpartum individuals showed distinct patterns by rurality of residence and select pregnancy conditions

To what extent did the UK's shielding policy protect clinically vulnerable individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic?

As federal emergency declaration expires, the picture of the pandemic grows fuzzier

Scent-trained dogs as a strategy for rapid, low-cost, and environmentally friendly COVID-19 screening

Arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor for childhood and adolescent metabolic disease

Study finds HIV to be 2.5 times more frequent among mental health service users

Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity in boys

Study reveals survival time of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: Implications for public health

Early exposure to pyrethroids may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Gum Health Day 2023 campaign focuses on aesthetics and wellbeing

Study assesses trends in buprenorphine initiation and retention in the United States

Leashed dog walking linked to increased risk of fractures and TBIs

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