Cart is empty Researchers at McMaster University have identified six key factors in the first three years of life that influence the trajectory of obesity in South Asian children.
Health experts blast Kawana for discussing ECL’s health
MUKWIMA CHILALA and GIDEON NYENDWA THE Health Care Givers Association of Zambia (HCGAZ) has strongly condemned the unethical and highly immoral decision by Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana to publicly comment on the health status of former President Edgar Lungu. And Socialist Party president Fred M’membe has condemned the UPND government for maliciously […]
Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans
Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought. Its spores are easily inhaled, leading to infection. Climate change is creating the perfect conditions for it in the Western United States, with increasing heavy rains followed by prolonged drought. A new study by University of California, Davis researchers shows that dogs, who are also susceptible to the disease, can help us understand its spread.
Ongoing research shows new class of antibiotic is effective in tackling MRSA
The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of infections that cannot be treated with current antibiotics rising and presenting one of the biggest threats to human health.
Three-quarters of survey respondents supported an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) offer life-saving interventions in the event of an overdose along with on-site harm reduction services. While studies of OPCs in other countries have shown that they can reduce overdose deaths without increasing crime, they remain a novel concept in the United States.
Infertility Support 101: What women want to hear (and what they don’t)
Infertility is more than a medical condition—it is an emotional journey that can leave people feeling isolated and misunderstood. For the one in six couples affected, experiencing infertility can be the most upsetting period of their lives.
Computational approach pinpoints genetic variants with likely causal link to asthma
Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants associated with asthma, but it’s still not clear which variants have an actual causal link to the disease. This “variant-to-function” gap is one of the biggest challenges to the usefulness of these genomic studies and has motivated researchers to develop new tools to make sense of GWAS results.
Certain nasal bacteria may boost the risk for COVID-19 infection, study finds
A new study by researchers at George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection.
Alcohol causes cancer, and less than one drink can increase your risk—a cancer biologist explains how
Alcohol, whether consumed regularly or only on special occasions, takes a toll on your body. From your brain and heart, to your lungs and muscles, to your gastrointestinal and immune systems, alcohol has broad harmful effects on your health—including causing cancer.
Neural stem cells outside the brain: Discovery opens new paths for regenerative medicine
For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international study, led by Hans Schöler of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, has now refuted this assumption and discovered a new type of neural stem cell outside the central nervous system (CNS) that opens up enormous possibilities for the development of therapies for neurological diseases. The study is published in the journal Nature Cell Biology.