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Researchers working to eliminate malaria must also focus on how humans behave at night

Wherever possible, researchers should not just focus on mosquito behavior when working to eliminate malaria, but must also consider how humans behave at night when the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito is highest, new findings from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs suggest.

23 Jan 2019

Holocaust survivors with PTSD and their offspring exhibit more unhealthy behavior patterns

A new study on intergenerational transmission of trauma has found evidence that Holocaust survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their adult offspring exhibit more unhealthy behavior patterns and age less successfully in comparison to survivors with no signs of PTSD or parents who did not experience the Holocaust and their offspring.

23 Jan 2019

New method improves drug delivery by controlling particle motion using UV light

A new, simple, and inexpensive method that uses ultraviolet light to control particle motion and assembly within liquids could improve drug delivery, chemical sensors, and fluid pumps.

23 Jan 2019

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Like many cities across the country, Cincinnati has been rocked by the opioid epidemic, with an ever-fluctuating range of 50 to 80 overdoses per week across the Tristate. Many of those victims are revived by the overdose reversal medication, naloxone, which has proven to be a crucial lifesaving tool during this crisis.

23 Jan 2019

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative experiences increase the likelihood of them reporting loneliness, scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media Technology and Health report today in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

23 Jan 2019

Just thinking about your romantic partner may help better cope with stress

When faced with a stressful situation, thinking about your romantic partner may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having your significant other in the room with you, according to a new study by University of Arizona psychologists.

23 Jan 2019

Good health literacy linked to better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanics

Good health literacy is associated with better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanic individuals with high blood pressure, finds a study by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing.

23 Jan 2019

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Youth with disabilities have greater risk for peer harassment via technology

New research from the University of New Hampshire finds that while youths with disabilities, mental health diagnoses and special education services experience peer harassment or bullying at similar rates as other youth, understanding differences in how they experience it may lead to solutions that minimize risk to all youth.

23 Jan 2019

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Providing less than an hour of help to an elderly person can take a surprising emotional toll on older caregivers, says a University of Michigan researcher.

23 Jan 2019

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy suggests that providing more information about how doctors prescribe drugs could reduce problems associated with overprescription.

23 Jan 2019

Physicians say eSport players should be treated as college athletes

With more than 80 US colleges offering varsity eSport teams, physicians writing in the British Journal of Medicine say collegiate players should be treated as athletes, with an appropriate level of medical care to promote continuing health.

23 Jan 2019

Synthetic compound from flaxseed can improve heart function in mice with sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening systemic inflammatory condition that develops in response to infection. One of its major complications is cardiovascular dysfunction, in which deterioration of the heart muscle, driven by decreased energy production resulting from reduced oxygen and nutrient supplies, frequently ends in organ failure.

23 Jan 2019

Unique data combination helps FinnGen researchers to fund links between genetic factors and health

The FinnGen study, launched in autumn 2017, is a broad academic-industrial collaboration between the Finnish biobanks and their respective Universities, University Hospitals, the Institute of Health and Welfare, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service and now nine international pharmaceutical companies

23 Jan 2019

An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid gland

The book provides the reader essential information on how to 1) distinguish between normal and abnormal thyroid sonograms, 2) differentiate low suspicion for malignancy thyroid nodules from sonographically high suspicion nodules, 3) evaluate cervical lymph nodes and parathyroid glands, and 4) examine post-thyroidectomy patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

23 Jan 2019

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there's a strong chance that many of them have alcohol-associated liver disease. ALD now edges out hepatitis C as the No. 1 reason for liver transplants in the United States, according to research published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

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Researchers working to eliminate malaria must also focus on how humans behave at night

Holocaust survivors with PTSD and their offspring exhibit more unhealthy behavior patterns

New method improves drug delivery by controlling particle motion using UV light

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

Just thinking about your romantic partner may help better cope with stress

Good health literacy linked to better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanics

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

Youth with disabilities have greater risk for peer harassment via technology

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

Physicians say eSport players should be treated as college athletes

Synthetic compound from flaxseed can improve heart function in mice with sepsis

Unique data combination helps FinnGen researchers to fund links between genetic factors and health

An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid gland

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

Opioid overdose patients can be safely discharged an hour after administration of naloxone

LSTM receives grant to help improve health of people living in informal settlements

Graphene Flagship project studies impact of graphene and related materials on our health

New findings challenge existing strategies for fighting infectious diseases and germs

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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