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India’s COVID-19-related hygiene promotion campaign shows some positive results

A new study explores the results of such hygiene promotion campaigns on handwashing practices in rural Odisha, India.

1 Feb 2021

Older adults without family or friends lag in race to get vaccines

A divide between "haves" and "have-nots" is emerging as older adults across the country struggle to get covid-19 vaccines.

1 Feb 2021

Routine vaccinations in India disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

A team of researchers studied the disruptions in the vaccinations across India during the current pandemic.

1 Feb 2021

COVID-19 decreased access to school meals, exacerbated food insecurity among children

School closures during COVID-19 have decreased access to school meals, which is likely to increase the risk for food insecurity among children in Maryland, according to a new report issued by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).

30 Jan 2021

11-week program of football exercises improves health knowledge in schoolchildren

Knowledge about health is a cornerstone in a child's development of physical and psychosocial health.

30 Jan 2021

Researchers receive a DKK 6 million grant to examine the chemicals in indoor air

A person breathes in approx. 20 kilos of air every day. In Denmark, we spend almost 90 per cent of our time indoors, and therefore the chemical indoor climate in our buildings has a major impact on our health.

30 Jan 2021

Receiving unemployment insurance reduces a person's risk of food insecurity

Another wave of COVID-19 is putting millions out of work, while tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates aid.

30 Jan 2021

Robotic exoskeleton gait training may aid early rehabilitation for stroke

A team of New Jersey researchers has demonstrated that high-dose therapy gait training using robotic exoskeletons may aid early rehabilitation for acute stroke.

29 Jan 2021

Obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, exacerbate Alzheimer's disease

New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jan 2021

Traditional performing arts help tackle diarrhea in rural Gambia

Teaching basic hygiene through songs and plays cut diarrhoea cases by 60 per cent in rural Gambia.

29 Jan 2021

Black, Hispanic children less likely to get imaging tests compared to White kids

A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that Black children are 18% less likely to get imaging tests as part of their emergency department visit compared to White children.

29 Jan 2021

If this self-sufficient hospital cannot stand alone, can any public hospital survive?

In America's health care system, dominated by hospital chain leviathans, New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, is an anomaly. It is a publicly owned hospital that boasts good care at lower prices than most and still flourishes financially.

29 Jan 2021

Children News and Research

India’s COVID-19-related hygiene promotion campaign shows some positive results

Older adults without family or friends lag in race to get vaccines

Routine vaccinations in India disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 decreased access to school meals, exacerbated food insecurity among children

11-week program of football exercises improves health knowledge in schoolchildren

Researchers receive a DKK 6 million grant to examine the chemicals in indoor air

Receiving unemployment insurance reduces a person's risk of food insecurity

Robotic exoskeleton gait training may aid early rehabilitation for stroke

Obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, exacerbate Alzheimer's disease

Traditional performing arts help tackle diarrhea in rural Gambia

Black, Hispanic children less likely to get imaging tests compared to White kids

If this self-sufficient hospital cannot stand alone, can any public hospital survive?

Kids already coping with mental disorders spiral as pandemic topples vital support systems

Researchers identify new strategy to protect offspring from prenatal stress

UMass researcher receives $1.5 million grant to study sexual abuse prevention program

Researchers uncover traces of malarial adaptation in African people

Physicians receive Pfizer Prize for research on leukemia, cardiac arrhythmias

Simulation can be a viable way to refine new medical guidelines for COVID-19

Gendered division of labor in human societies shaped spatial behavior and landscape use

Neonatal antibiotic treatment associated with reduced weight and height in boys

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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