Calorie labeling leads to modest reductions in selection and consumption A new review has found that calorie labeling of food on menus and products leads people to choose slightly fewer calories. Jan 16, 2025 0 0
Q&A: Psychiatric epidemiologist discusses mental health toll from displacement and loss in L.A. Lives have been lost and disrupted, and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed as wind-whipped wildfires continue to burn around Los Angeles a week after they began. Mental health professionals expect emotional ... Jan 16, 2025 0 0
Change in induction procedures linked to sharp drop in infant mortality after 41 weeks of pregnancy The proportion of babies dying before and during labor after 41 weeks of gestation has fallen by 47% in Sweden in a relatively short time. This is the result of a major national study. The reduction has occurred since the ... Jan 16, 2025 0 91
Study reveals immune system changes linked to schizophrenia and treatment resistance Researchers from Singapore's National Healthcare Group (NHG)'s Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have made strides in understanding the connection between the immune ... Jan 16, 2025 0 29
Review highlights current understanding of Nipah virus features Nipah virus (NiV), a zoonotic paramyxovirus with significant human health implications, has garnered considerable attention due to its high fatality rates and potential for human-to-human transmission, posing a global public ... Jan 16, 2025 0 1
The long-term health effects of LA County wildfire smoke The explosion of smoke and ash that erupted from two wildfires was beyond belief. Jan 16, 2025 0 0
Children born to young men with cancer have increases in preterm birth, low-birthweight children, but not birth defects Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth ... Jan 16, 2025 0 0
Digital app with physiotherapy provides effective support to stroke patients, study finds A fully digital treatment for physical activity is well received by people who have suffered a stroke and has a wide geographical reach, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the International ... Jan 16, 2025 0 0
Multi-target approach counters tumor growth in several cancers The tissue adjacent to a tumor behaves differently than areas farther away. The tumor's cancerous cells influence their surroundings, blocking the body's immune defenses and creating a sort of haven in which the tumor can ... Jan 16, 2025 0 19
Discovery could eliminate need to refrigerate vaccines and protein-based drugs A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold. The discovery, led by researchers at Penn State, could eliminate the need for refrigeration for hundreds of life-saving medicines ... Jan 16, 2025 0 50
