Cart is empty Dads can suffer from postpartum depression, and a new pilot study at the University of Illinois Chicago suggests they can and should be screened for the condition. Given the intertwined effects of mothers’ and fathers’ physical and mental health, addressing the health of fathers may be a powerful untapped tool in improving the nation’s ongoing maternal health crisis.
Immunotherapy shows promise as a kinder first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancers
Immunotherapy can extend the response of some head and neck tumors to treatment, maintaining the anti-tumor effects and preventing them from growing or spreading for longer, a study reports.
Copperbelt loves UPND – Matambo
By SANFROSSA MBERI
THE people of the Copperbelt love the UPND government as it has lived to their expectations, Copperbelt Province Minister Elisha Matambo has said.
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Research shows strong link between ADHD and car crashes in older adult drivers
In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that older adult drivers with ADHD are at a significantly elevated crash risk compared with their counterparts without ADHD.
Largest dataset of thousands of proteins a landmark step for research into human health
The journal Nature has published the results of the world’s largest and most comprehensive study on the effects of common genetic variation on proteins circulating in the blood and how these associations can contribute to disease. This unprecedented population-scale investigation of proteins, powered by turning biological samples into data from UK Biobank, will help scientists better understand how and why diseases develop, which could help drive the development of new diagnostics and treatments for a wide range of health conditions.
Large-scale proteomics in population-based studies may contribute to a better understanding of diseases
In an article revealed in Nature, scientists from deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Amgen, demonstrated how plasma proteomics can contribute to a better understanding of diseases.
Cancer immunotherapy candidate provokes powerful dual response in cancer and immune cells
Cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors are widely used to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer, but many patients either don’t respond or develop resistance to them. A new small-molecule drug candidate being tested in an early-stage clinical trial aims to improve patient responses to immunotherapy.
No, stress won’t dry up your milk. How to keep breastfeeding your baby in an emergency
Bushfires currently burning in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania bring into sharp focus the fire risks Australian families face over the coming summer months.
THE NIPA WE WANT
THAT the civil service has been politicised is an understatement.
Most of the civil servants of today are active politicians who owe their employment to political patronage.
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Large data analysis suggests striking inequalities in provision of life-saving heart valve replacement in England
There are striking inequalities in the provision of major (aortic) heart valve replacement surgery across England, with women, Black and Asian people, and those living in areas of deprivation much less likely to receive the life-saving procedure, suggests a large data analysis, published in the open access journal Open Heart.