A supervised toothbrushing toolkit to tackle tooth decay in children A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay. Jan 26, 2024 0 35
COVID-19 pandemic perceived as less serious than other health problems, suggests 7-country survey Researchers from seven Environment for Development (EfD) centers plus the EfD Global Hub, located at the University of Gothenburg, have conducted an extensive survey on how serious people perceive COVID-19. Jan 26, 2024 0 20
Study links social media use to increased inflammation over time A University at Buffalo social scientist has extended a line of research that has already suggested an association between social media use and inflammation with a rigorous new study that showed that same association over ... Jan 26, 2024 1 11
Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women In the U.S., young women who identify as LGBTQ+ are up 4.8 times more likely to smoke cigarettes than their heterosexual peers. Jan 26, 2024 0 0
Researchers discover inherited genetic mutations can predict interval breast cancer An investigation conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has led to a discovery in breast cancer diagnostics and treatments that could reshape screening programs and clinical approaches. The study, published in ... Jan 26, 2024 0 45
Psychologists finds that when listening to music to relieve stress 'genre doesn't matter' Feeling stressed? "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Nothing Else Matters" or "Baby One More Time" might calm you down again. Psychologist and music scientist Krisna Adiasto discovered that music genre doesn't seem to play a ... Jan 26, 2024 0 37
Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions, but it's hard to understand what they mean More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have laws in effect that ban abortion well before fetal viability, generally allowing it only in the first trimester. Jan 26, 2024 0 0
Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer. Why active surveillance may be better Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, only about 1 in 44 will die from it. Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from other causes, especially those with ... Jan 26, 2024 0 1
Researchers discover why one type of chemotherapy works best in bladder cancer Tisch Cancer Institute researchers have discovered that a certain type of chemotherapy improves the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer, particularly when combined with immunotherapy. Jan 26, 2024 0 15
Genomic 'butterfly effect' explains risk for autism spectrum disorder Researchers in the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) examined the genetics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by analyzing mutations in the genomes of individuals and their families. They discovered that a special kind ... Jan 26, 2024 0 17
