Health
Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete
(AP)—When Margaux Stelman began modeling a few months ago, she always had her sister Aline in mind.
Jan 9, 2013
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Malnutrition
Oncology & Cancer
Plvap/PV1 critical to formation of the diaphragms in endothelial cells
Dartmouth scientists have demonstrated the importance of the gene Plvap and the structures it forms in mammalian physiology in a study published in December by the journal Developmental Cell.
Jan 3, 2013
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Health
Massive shifts reshape the health landscape worldwide
Globally, health advances present most people with a devastating irony: avoid premature death but live longer and sicker.
Dec 13, 2012
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Health
Attitudes to organic labels depend on consumers' values
Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell study.
Dec 7, 2012
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Health
Looking to NANA: Touch-screen technology to address malnutrition in older adults
A touch-screen computer to help detect malnutrition in older adults has been created by a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews.
Nov 8, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Africa faces spike in older people living with HIV
Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to see a more than 200 percent increase in the number of older people living with HIV in the next 30 years, thanks to improvements in lifesaving treatment, experts said Thursday.
Oct 18, 2012
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Genetics
New invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella epidemic identified in sub-Saharan Africa
(Medical Xpress)—A new study out today reveals that the emergence and spread of a rapidly evolving invasive intestinal disease, that has a significant mortality rate (up to 45%) in infected people in sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Sep 30, 2012
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Cardiology
Researchers find sudden cardiac death is associated with thin placenta at birth
Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...
Sep 19, 2012
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Genetics
Study pinpoints genes involved in diet-mediated life-extension
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a new method to identify genes involved in diet-mediated life-extension which allowed them to find three novel genes that extend lifespan in yeast.
Aug 14, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Global health researchers urge integrating de-worming into HIV care in Africa
HIV care centers are an important and highly accessed point of care for HIV-infected children and their families in sub-Saharan Africa, but opportunities to address other health issues are being missed. Proven interventions, ...
Aug 2, 2012
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