Archive: 09/06/2017

Research finds flu is a major killer in New Zealand with Maori, Pasifika and low-income earners most vulnerable

New research from the University of Otago, Wellington, shows that influenza kills about 500 New Zealanders each year, and the risk of premature death is much higher for Māori, Pasifika, men and those living in relative poverty.

Jun 9, 2017

Chemicals used to combat Zika, agricultural pests impact motor skills in infants

A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese ...

Jun 9, 2017

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Distance that U.S. patients travel for care illustrates growing inaccessibility of abortion

Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times farther for their procedures than patients able to get care in their homes states.

Jun 9, 2017

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Race and gender affect response to weight stigma

A new study by researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at UConn has found that although people of all races and genders are stigmatized for being overweight, there are differences in how particular groups ...

Jun 9, 2017

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New models of kidney cancer may drive immunotherapy research

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed preclinical laboratory models of the two most common types of kidney cancer, an advancement that may aid in the evaluation of novel ...

Jun 9, 2017

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Tourette syndrome—finally, something to shout about

Tourette syndrome is a mysterious medical curiosity that has puzzled doctors for more than a century. People who have it suffer from tics and other behavioral problems, such as obsessive compulsive traits and attention deficit ...

Jun 9, 2017