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Routine childhood vaccination linked to long-term schooling attainment among adults in India

Vaccines have reduced the global burden of disease by preventing an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths worldwide each year. In India, the reduction in annual under-five deaths, from 3.4 to 1.2 million between 1990 and 2015, was largely due to expansions in coverage of routine childhood vaccination.

10 Mar 2020

Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in adults under the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Mar 2020

Community characteristics may influence life expectancy

While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics also play important roles.

10 Mar 2020

Colorectal cancer rates are increasing rapidly among young adults, study reveals

A population-based analysis from England indicates that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing rapidly in young adults.

10 Mar 2020

Research reveals bias and stereotyping when recruiting patients for oncology clinical trials

New research reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in cancer clinical trials. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

10 Mar 2020

Alpha brain waves indicate how an individual will respond to bias

The strength of alpha brain waves reveals if you are about to make a biased decision, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.

10 Mar 2020

Researchers succeed in creating a common language to describe pain

For the first time, an international collaboration of researchers have succeeded in creating a complete overview of all pain conditions in the face, mouth and jaw and classifying them in the same way.

10 Mar 2020

Study reports second ever case of a patient to be cured of HIV

A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient's blood 30 months after they stopped anti-retroviral therapy, according to a case report published in The Lancet HIV journal and presented at CROI.

10 Mar 2020

New approach to stimulate immune cells may provide better protection against Alzheimer's

Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich and Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco, CA, USA) have developed an approach to stimulate immune cells of the brain in such a way that they might possibly provide better protection against Alzheimer's disease.

10 Mar 2020

Clinical trial evaluates effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with overactive bladder

Keck Medicine of USC urologists are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with an overactive bladder due to neurological conditions, such as a spinal cord injury or stroke, and idiopathic (unknown) causes.

10 Mar 2020

Noncitizens in the U.S. less likely to receive treatment for CVD risk factors

A new study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, shows that noncitizens in the United States are less likely to receive treatment for cardiovascular disease risk factors when compared with born or naturalized U.S. citizens.

10 Mar 2020

Study confirms coronavirus median incubation period at 5.1 days

Since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak in late December 2019, doctors and health officials have imposed a quarantine period of 14 days since the estimated incubation period of the virus was expected to be between three and 14 days. A new study affirms that it may take about five days after exposure before patients manifest the symptoms of the disease.

10 Mar 2020

What is the best week for the birth of twins?

A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics indicates that the optimal time of birth for twins is at 37 completed weeks of pregnancy.

9 Mar 2020

Stress-linked disorders increase the risk of later brain degeneration

A new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology in March 2020 suggests that stress-related disorders increase the risk of later development of dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders.

9 Mar 2020

Hospices struggle to provide bereavement support to children before and after parental death

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey and Princess Alice Hospice investigated the bereavement support provided to children before and after a parent's death.

9 Mar 2020

Knowing opioid use following cesarean delivery can inform individualized prescriptions

Knowing the amount of opioids taken following cesarean section surgery and before discharge can inform individualized prescriptions and cut down on unnecessary, leftover pills that could be used for non-medical purposes, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

9 Mar 2020

Gene therapy reverses cardiac dysfunction in mice with Barth syndrome

Barth syndrome is a rare metabolic disease in boys caused by mutation of a gene called tafazzin or TAZ. It can cause life-threatening heart failure and also weakens the skeletal muscles, undercuts the immune response, and impairs overall growth.

9 Mar 2020

Immune systems of preemies can catch up

According to a new study published in March 2020 in the journal Nature Communications, babies born prematurely up to 32 weeks of pregnancy can quickly catch up on their immune system function after birth, bringing them to a state comparable to term infants.

9 Mar 2020

Continuity of care related to improvements in patient health outcomes

Research shows higher continuity of care, meaning a care team cooperatively involved in ongoing healthcare, is better for health outcomes, but can there be too much of a good thing? New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds the answer is "yes."

9 Mar 2020

Demand for coffee has a direct link to malaria risk

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications in March 2020 reports that a fifth of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spots is down to the export trade in coffee, timber, soybean, cocoa, wood products, palm oil tobacco, beef, and cotton.

9 Mar 2020

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Routine childhood vaccination linked to long-term schooling attainment among adults in India

Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

Community characteristics may influence life expectancy

Colorectal cancer rates are increasing rapidly among young adults, study reveals

Research reveals bias and stereotyping when recruiting patients for oncology clinical trials

Alpha brain waves indicate how an individual will respond to bias

Researchers succeed in creating a common language to describe pain

Study reports second ever case of a patient to be cured of HIV

New approach to stimulate immune cells may provide better protection against Alzheimer's

Clinical trial evaluates effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with overactive bladder

Noncitizens in the U.S. less likely to receive treatment for CVD risk factors

Study confirms coronavirus median incubation period at 5.1 days

What is the best week for the birth of twins?

Stress-linked disorders increase the risk of later brain degeneration

Hospices struggle to provide bereavement support to children before and after parental death

Knowing opioid use following cesarean delivery can inform individualized prescriptions

Gene therapy reverses cardiac dysfunction in mice with Barth syndrome

Immune systems of preemies can catch up

Continuity of care related to improvements in patient health outcomes

Demand for coffee has a direct link to malaria risk

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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