Anti-poverty policies can reduce reports of child neglect Providing economic relief to struggling families can lead to another positive effect—fewer cases of child neglect, according to new research by the University of Washington. Jan 26, 2021 0 3
Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a "public health emergency of international concern" due to the virus causing birth defects for pregnant women in addition to neurological problems. Since ... Jan 26, 2021 1 20
Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into gobbling up what they think is their favorite food—cholesterol—which actually triggers their destruction. What appears to them ... Jan 26, 2021 0 963
LSD may offer viable treatment for certain mental disorders Researchers from McGill University have discovered, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that contributes to the ability of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to increase social interaction. The findings, which ... Jan 26, 2021 0 273
Increase in minimum wage will save infant lives, study shows As President Joe Biden seeks to raise the federal minimum wage, a new study published recently by researchers from Syracuse University shows that a higher minimum wage will reduce infant deaths. Jan 26, 2021 0 1
Malaria tricks the brain's defence system, new study says Every year, more than 400,000 people die from malaria, the majority are children under the age of five years old, who die from a disease which affects more than 200 million people a year. Jan 26, 2021 0 13
Vaccine shows potential against deadly leptospirosis bacteria Scientists have designed a single-dose universal vaccine that could protect against the many forms of leptospirosis bacteria, according to a study published today in eLife. Jan 26, 2021 0 9
Recommendations to improve apps for neglected tropical diseases A study performed by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) provided eight recommendations for improving the online technology to help with the treatment and diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The analysis, ... Jan 26, 2021 0 0
Drug to treat rare genetic disease may help control transmission of African trypanosomiasis African trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness) is a disease transmitted by tsetse flies and is fatal to humans and other animals; however, there is currently no vaccine, this disease is mainly controlled by reducing ... Jan 26, 2021 0 77
Vaccine appointments canceled amid confusion over supply An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout so rife with confusion that even the new CDC director admitted she doesn't know exactly ... Jan 26, 2021 0 2