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Newly discovered cause for asthma sparks hope for treatment

Scientists at King's College London have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease.

4 Apr 2024

Study explores the connection between childhood experiences and weight before pregnancy

Sandsæter is a midwife and has seen the development first hand. Increasing numbers of pregnant women are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overweight and obese pregnant women perceive as the cause of this development.

4 Apr 2024

Understanding T. cruzi infection and Chagas disease through studies in dogs

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite and cause of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in many vertebrate and triatomine species throughout North, Central, and South America.

4 Apr 2024

Similar inflammatory profiles discovered in childhood respiratory illnesses

Researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments.

4 Apr 2024

Increased coronary vessel wall thickness linked to heart dysfunction in asymptomatic HIV patients

A new study found increased coronary vessel wall thickness that was significantly associated with impaired diastolic function in asymptomatic, middle-aged individuals living with HIV.

4 Apr 2024

Study identifies genetic variants with profound impact on obesity risk

A study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date.

4 Apr 2024

WHO launches AI-powered empathetic digital health promoter

Ahead of World Health Day, focused on 'My Health, My Right', the World Health Organization (WHO) announces the launch of S.A.R.A.H., a digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).

4 Apr 2024

Study highlights anti-inflammatory properties of herbal medicine, Erigeron breviscapus to treat osteoarthritis

Researchers explored using Erigeron breviscapus (EB) as a treatment for osteoarthritis (OA).

4 Apr 2024

Study links pneumonia transmission in seniors to contact with young children

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) finds that pneumonia-causing bacteria are common in the over 60s and that contact with pre-school and young school-aged children appears to be the most important factor in the onward transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) to the over 60s.

3 Apr 2024

Study finds silica, metals higher in lungs of previously deployed military veterans

Since the conflicts that followed 9/11 in 2001, military veterans deployed to areas in Southwest Asia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa have been developing respiratory diseases caused by inhaling particulate matter linked to their deployment locations and job duties.

3 Apr 2024

Global life expectancy rises by 6.2 years since 1990 despite COVID-19 setbacks

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published in The Lancet.

3 Apr 2024

UT Health San Antonio launches Be Well Institute for substance use research and treatment

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is establishing the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing research, education and evidence-based treatments.

3 Apr 2024

Telemedicine doubles HCV treatment success for opioid use disorder patients

People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus (HCV) were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured from HCV if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program (OTPs) than if they were referred off-site to another provider.

3 Apr 2024

Mental illness does not diminish COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

A large multi-state electronic health record-based study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) VISION Network has found that COVID-19 vaccines are as effective for adults with anxiety or depression or mood disorders as for individuals without these common diagnoses.

3 Apr 2024

Study shows increased smoking cessation rates among e-cigarette users

A new paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes are now more likely to stop smoking regular cigarettes.

3 Apr 2024

Lung cancer rates not declining as expected despite decrease in smoking

Despite the fact that the number of people who smoke has decreased very sharply in Sweden, the number of cases of lung cancer in the population is not decreasing as much as expected.

3 Apr 2024

Wastewater surveillance reveals COVID-19 transmission patterns in unsheltered encampments

To better understand COVID-19's spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewater surveillance.

3 Apr 2024

Medical debt affects much of America, but Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard

In February, Norma Brambila's teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is a drawing of a rose, and a note encouraging Brambila to "keep fighting" her sickness and reminding her she'd someday join her family in heaven.

3 Apr 2024

Heat protections for California workers are in limbo after Newsom abandons rules

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has abandoned proposed protections for millions of California workers toiling in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other dangerously hot workplaces — upending a regulatory process that had been years in the making.

3 Apr 2024

Wastewater study sheds light on tracking cannabis use challenges

Researchers explore wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) as a tool to monitor cannabis use, identifying analytical challenges and the need for more precise methodologies.

3 Apr 2024

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Public Health News and Research

Newly discovered cause for asthma sparks hope for treatment

Study explores the connection between childhood experiences and weight before pregnancy

Understanding T. cruzi infection and Chagas disease through studies in dogs

Similar inflammatory profiles discovered in childhood respiratory illnesses

Increased coronary vessel wall thickness linked to heart dysfunction in asymptomatic HIV patients

Study identifies genetic variants with profound impact on obesity risk

WHO launches AI-powered empathetic digital health promoter

Study highlights anti-inflammatory properties of herbal medicine, Erigeron breviscapus to treat osteoarthritis

Study links pneumonia transmission in seniors to contact with young children

Study finds silica, metals higher in lungs of previously deployed military veterans

Global life expectancy rises by 6.2 years since 1990 despite COVID-19 setbacks

UT Health San Antonio launches Be Well Institute for substance use research and treatment

Telemedicine doubles HCV treatment success for opioid use disorder patients

Mental illness does not diminish COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

Study shows increased smoking cessation rates among e-cigarette users

Lung cancer rates not declining as expected despite decrease in smoking

Wastewater surveillance reveals COVID-19 transmission patterns in unsheltered encampments

Medical debt affects much of America, but Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard

Heat protections for California workers are in limbo after Newsom abandons rules

Wastewater study sheds light on tracking cannabis use challenges

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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