Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, shows that human mobility was predictive of the spread of the epidemic in China. Restrictions of travel from Wuhan unfortunately came too late and research showed that the impact of travel restrictions declines […]
An underlying virus does not stop the body’s immune system from launching a strong defense against a second, newly introduced virus, according to a Yale-led study that appears in the March 9 online edition of the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. For the study, Yale researchers obtained blood samples from patients from India with dengue […]
In a world first, a woman rendered infertile by cancer treatment gave birth after one of her immature eggs was matured, frozen, and then—five years later—thawed and fertilised, researchers in France reported. A study in the journal Annals of Oncology published Wednesday describes how the baby boy was born to a 34-year-old French woman who […]
Brush your teeth every day to prevent STROKE: Adults with gum disease ‘are twice as likely to get killer blood blockages in the brain’ Adults with gum disease, which can be prevented by brushing your teeth, are at higher risk of stroke, research has warned. Researchers found healthy people with gum disease were twice as […]
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 — Could stricter safety rules for rifles and shotguns help prevent suicide? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore analyzed nearly 4,000 firearm suicides and found that long guns, not handguns, are more often the method of choice for youths and people in rural areas. Their analysis of Maryland data for […]
Over the course of 2017, positive trends in insurance coverage and healthcare access from the Affordable Care Act reversed, particularly for low-income residents of states that did not expand Medicaid. A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study finds that two million more Americans avoided health care because of inability to pay, and/or […]
A study by a team of psychologists has revealed that people who self-injure often feel positively—as well as negatively—about their behavior. The findings show that though people who self-injure often do not like the way their behavior affects their lives and troubles those around them, it also helps them feel safe and secure. People who […]
As the use of marijuana is legalized in an increasing number of U.S. states, the number of people who use the drug daily is on the rise. This upward trend also holds up in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, despite evidence that using marijuana could harm their babies. Published in the Journal of Addiction […]
Young girls who are about to undergo treatment for cancer or other therapies that pose high risk of infertility can opt to have an ovary removed and preserved for future transplantation when they are ready to pursue pregnancy. However, the tiny ovary can be easily damaged during surgery and the quality of ovarian tissue for […]
HPV vaccine is ‘near perfect’ as analysis shows the jab is up to 99.8% effective at protecting against cervical cancer-causing viruses An expert at King’s College London analysed eight years of data on the vaccine He found that it was 97.6 per cent at protecting population from HPV infection Protection was best between five and […]
