Pediatrics
New research shows obesity among Irish primary school children deceasing annually
A study by University College Dublin and the HSE has shown that obesity in primary school children across Ireland is decreasing.
Oct 15, 2020
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News tagged with agricultural sciences
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sensory scientists encourage smell checks to fight COVID-19 spread
With mounting scientific evidence that anosmia, or loss of smell, is one of the most specific symptoms of COVID-19 infection, sensory scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have launched a webpage to ...
Oct 12, 2020
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Medications
New head lice treatment approved for use in USA
A new prescription head lice treatment, developed by University of Melbourne Associate Professor Vern Bowles, has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, allowing it to be sold in the U.S..
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent infections, finds ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Health
Researchers recommend organic agriculture for human health
In a review of existing research, commissioned by a committee of the European Parliament, a group of European researchers has identified benefits of organic food production for human health. The researchers recommend the ...
Jan 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tropical bedbugs creeping back to Florida
(HealthDay)—There's more reason for Floridians to check their sofas and mattresses: Tropical bedbugs have been confirmed in the state for the first time in at least 60 years, scientists report.
Nov 11, 2016
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Medical research
Common antimicrobial agent triclosan rapidly disrupts gut bacteria
A new study suggests that triclosan, an antimicrobial and antifungal agent found in many consumer products ranging from hand soaps to toys and even toothpaste, can rapidly disrupt bacterial communities found in the gut.
May 18, 2016
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Immunology
Researchers discover a way to potentially decrease peanut allergen
Peanuts are widely used in food processing because they are rich in fats and protein, however they are also one of the eight major food allergens. In a recent study from the Journal of Food Science published by the Institute ...
Jan 18, 2016
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Medications
Tapeworm vaccine gets US $200,000 funding boost
Professor Marshall Lightowlers, from the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, is the principal investigator for a US$200,000 (A$272,000) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for his work on a Taenia ...
Dec 18, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring the link between globalisation and stress
A direct relationship exists between stress and globalisation – i.e. transnational corporations and transnational economics – according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities.
Aug 24, 2015
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