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Climate action could cut 6,000 heat-related child deaths a year in Africa

The annual death rate of children under five years old could double to about 38,000 by 2049 compared with the decade 2005-2014, without cuts to rising carbon emissions, a study estimates.

22 Jul 2022

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. The high level of infectiousness of the virus and its ability to quickly spawn additional variants has also been observed in Germany: Since January 2022 the Omicron variant BA.1 has dominated here, followed in subsequent months by the variant BA.2.

22 Jul 2022

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

Rainfall, temperature and ocean-warming affect mosquito breeding and the viral diseases they spread - study.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers find no consistent medical definition of ‘growing pains’

We often hear the phrase 'growing pains' used by the general public to describe muscle or joint pain in young people and the term is also used by health professionals.

22 Jul 2022

Study examines the maintenance of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection or post-vaccination

A new study examined the maintenance of memory B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after recovery from natural infection or post-vaccination.

22 Jul 2022

Women exposed to phthalates during pregnancy have increased risk of preterm birth

A Rutgers researcher was part of a National Institutes of Health study that found pregnant women who were exposed to chemical compounds known as phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth.

22 Jul 2022

Advantages of overlapping surgery must be balanced against safety, ethical and training concerns, say experts

Overlapping surgery - in which a single senior surgeon operates across two parallel operating theatres and anaesthetists induce anaesthesia and junior surgeons commence and complete the operation – has been discussed as a potential route to reducing hospital waiting lists in this post-COVID era in which many patients are expected to face extensive delays of months or even years to have surgery.

22 Jul 2022

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2022

Study provides estimates of worldwide contraceptive use by country, age group, and marital status

Published today in The Lancet journal by the Global Burden of Disease study, the most comprehensive assessment of worldwide contraceptive need and use estimated that over 160 million women and adolescents with need to prevent childbearing remained without contraception in 2019 – despite major increases in use at a global level since 1970.

22 Jul 2022

Three things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused.

22 Jul 2022

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

An old, brick house in Charleston's Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentrified neighbors in several ways: It's 14,000 square feet, built to accommodate around 30 people, and was constructed 90 years ago to provide shelter for pregnant girls.

22 Jul 2022

A major breakthrough toward new treatments for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

A world-first study by Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia has discovered a pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, a major breakthrough toward new therapies to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

22 Jul 2022

IUPUI researchers are developing a fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor

As the BA.5 omicron variant continues to spread, health experts are increasingly preparing for a future in which such COVID-19 variants emerge, surge and recede similar to seasonal flu.

21 Jul 2022

Study examines how COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food environments of rural Latino immigrants

Food insecurity is a major public health issue that, under normal circumstances, has profound impacts on socially and geographically marginalized populations.

21 Jul 2022

LJI study about common cold coronaviruses may offer clues to how immunity can build up against SARS-CoV-2

For a glimpse into the future of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the immune system builds its defenses against common cold coronaviruses (CCCs).

21 Jul 2022

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air.

21 Jul 2022

Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

The transition to kindergarten is a notable milestone for children and families, who typically prepare by gathering school supplies and meeting the teacher.

21 Jul 2022

Alzheimer's disease and anti-amyloid therapeutic approaches

An estimated 50 million people around the world have Alzheimer's disease (AD), and perhaps twice that number are unknowingly "incubating" the disease during its long presymptomatic period.

21 Jul 2022

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

21 Jul 2022

Girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap

Young women and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Birmingham and Brunel.

21 Jul 2022

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Climate action could cut 6,000 heat-related child deaths a year in Africa

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

Researchers find no consistent medical definition of ‘growing pains’

Study examines the maintenance of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection or post-vaccination

Women exposed to phthalates during pregnancy have increased risk of preterm birth

Advantages of overlapping surgery must be balanced against safety, ethical and training concerns, say experts

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Study provides estimates of worldwide contraceptive use by country, age group, and marital status

Three things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

A nearly century-old maternity home for teens in the South makes plans for expansion

A major breakthrough toward new treatments for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

IUPUI researchers are developing a fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor

Study examines how COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food environments of rural Latino immigrants

LJI study about common cold coronaviruses may offer clues to how immunity can build up against SARS-CoV-2

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

Alzheimer's disease and anti-amyloid therapeutic approaches

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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