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Paso del Norte Health Foundation donates $6 million to support TTUHSC El Paso’s new dental school

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso has received a $6 million grant from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation to support its new dental school.

26 Oct 2016

Cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduce risk of burns in children by 40%, study finds

Initial results from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine-led Cooking and Pneumonia Study in Malawi indicate that cooking with cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduced the risk of burns in children under the age of five by over 40% compared to traditional open fire cooking.

26 Oct 2016

People's diet linked to political change

Apparently, a richer diet is associated with an increase in the middle class, which tends towards economic and political independence and democracy-fostering values.

26 Oct 2016

PSU to develop situation-based prevention approach to address campus sexual assault

The Department of Justice has announced grant program awards in excess of $700,000 will be given to Portland State University in support of four campus law enforcement and community justice initiatives.

26 Oct 2016

CSIC project aims to study new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria

A project led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) researcher, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, at the Institute of Agro biotechnology (a centre shared between CSIC, the Public University of Navarra and The Regional Government of Navarra), is studying new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria.

26 Oct 2016

Study shows more than 50% of Americans suffer from multiple health challenges

With the future of US healthcare likely to rest on the next presidency, a new study from Psychology, Health & Medicine highlights just how complex the medical needs of many Americans now are.

26 Oct 2016

Roadside garbage fires in urban India emit harmful toxins

Samples of smoke particles emanating from burning roadside trash piles in India have shown that their chemical composition and toxicity are very bad for human health.

26 Oct 2016

Mouth guards could help avoid sports-related dental injury

As fall begins, so do youth sports like football, baseball, softball and soccer — all of which can result in sport-related injuries to the mouth.

26 Oct 2016

$Low intensity pulsed ultrasound does not improve recovery of bone fractures$

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound does not improve recovery of bone fractures

Low intensity ultrasound after surgical repair of a bone fracture is a popular treatment to improve recovery, but it doesn't work, says a large international study led by researchers at McMaster University.

26 Oct 2016

Combining procedures under general anesthesia may improve safety of children, decrease costs

Children who require both dental and non-dental medical procedures should have them completed under one general anesthesia session whenever possible, which is ideal for both the patient and family, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting.

26 Oct 2016

Poor, remote Indigenous Australians have increased risk of sexually transmissible infections

A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian means having an increased risk of sexually transmissible infections (STIs).

25 Oct 2016

Terminally ill cancer patients more likely to have poor outcomes after surgery

Patients with disseminated advanced cancer who undergo surgery are far more likely to endure long hospital stays and readmissions, referrals to extended care facilities and death, UC Davis researchers have found.

25 Oct 2016

Adding whole eggs to salad can boost Vitamin E absorption, study shows

Adding whole eggs to a colorful salad boosts the amount of Vitamin E the body absorbs from the vegetables, according to research from Purdue University.

25 Oct 2016

Study shows spinal supporting muscles may weaken during spaceflight

How does space travel affect the spine? Astronauts on long missions in space have atrophy of the muscles supporting the spine—which don't return to normal even several weeks after their return to Earth, reports a study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer.

25 Oct 2016

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Paso del Norte Health Foundation donates $6 million to support TTUHSC El Paso’s new dental school

Cleaner burning biomass-fuelled cookstoves reduce risk of burns in children by 40%, study finds

People's diet linked to political change

PSU to develop situation-based prevention approach to address campus sexual assault

CSIC project aims to study new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria

Study shows more than 50% of Americans suffer from multiple health challenges

Roadside garbage fires in urban India emit harmful toxins

Mouth guards could help avoid sports-related dental injury

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound does not improve recovery of bone fractures

Combining procedures under general anesthesia may improve safety of children, decrease costs

Poor, remote Indigenous Australians have increased risk of sexually transmissible infections

Terminally ill cancer patients more likely to have poor outcomes after surgery

Adding whole eggs to salad can boost Vitamin E absorption, study shows

Study shows spinal supporting muscles may weaken during spaceflight

Researchers receive $2.66 million NIH grant to improve asthma management in minority emerging adults

Study offers clues to help develop new treatments for cannabis use disorder

Sleep restriction alters abundance of gut bacteria, study shows

CHEST, ATS release new guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults

TTP receives IOP Innovation Award for SonicSense technology

MTPConnect to provide $7.4 million funding for 14 national projects in medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sector

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