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PFAS chemicals in the blood are linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Researchers at DZNE provide evidence that traces of the widely used PFAS chemicals in human blood are associated with unfavorable lipid profiles and thus with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

11 Mar 2024

Cambridge scientists develop AI to predict healthiness of menus at out-of-home food outlets

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used artificial intelligence to predict the healthiness of cafe, takeaway and restaurant menus at outlets across Britain and used this information to map which of its local authorities have the most and least healthy food environments.

8 Mar 2024

Inherited genetic factors may predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors

Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

7 Mar 2024

Surgical methods and outcomes of anterolateral augmentation for skeletally immature patients

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children. Because re-injuries after ACL reconstruction are higher in children compared with adults, anterolateral augmentation procedures may reduce re-injury rates after ACL reconstruction in youth.

6 Mar 2024

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years — from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.

6 Mar 2024

CUNY and Pfizer launch new project to track acute respiratory infections across the United States

The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), in collaboration with Pfizer, are initiating a critical two-year prospective epidemiologic study in the spring of 2024 to track acute respiratory infections across the United States.

5 Mar 2024

Early type 2 diabetes risk skyrockets with low birthweight and overweight at age 20

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), and published in Diabetologia (the journal of th European Association for The Study of Diabetes [EASD]) suggests that having a low birthweight together with being overweight in young adulthood (but not childhood) contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes at an early age (59 years or younger) in men.

4 Mar 2024

Harnessing repetitive DNA for early cancer detection

People with cancer have different amounts of a type of repetitive DNA -; called Alu elements -; than people without cancer.

4 Mar 2024

Inexpensive liquid works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay

An inexpensive, cavity-fighting liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay in a school cavity prevention and treatment program, according to a new study by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.

4 Mar 2024

UCL study highlights misconceptions about vaping risks among English smokers

More than half of smokers in England wrongly believe that vaping is more harmful or as harmful as smoking, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

1 Mar 2024

Educational attainment linked to slower aging and increased longevity

Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives as compared to those who did not achieve upward educational mobility, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center.

1 Mar 2024

Latest COVID-19 booster halves risk of moderate or severe disease in adults

The most recent COVID-19 booster shot reduces adults' risk of moderate or severe COVID by more than half, according to a new nationwide data study from September 2023 through January 2024, a period of JN.1 variant dominance.

1 Mar 2024

Global obesity rates surpass one billion, analysis finds

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.

29 Feb 2024

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

Study links early-life exposure to air pollution with increased childhood asthma risk, emphasizing stronger effects in socio-economically disadvantaged and Black children due to individual and community factors.

29 Feb 2024

U.S. flu vaccines expected to shift from quadrivalent to trivalent, researcher says

U.S. flu vaccines are likely to move from quadrivalent to trivalent due to a change in circulating influenza viruses, says a University of Michigan researcher.

29 Feb 2024

Higher COVID-19 death risk found in sickle cell disease and trait patients

UdeM's Stéphanie Forté and co-researchers in Canada and Brazil have shown how people with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait have a higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than the general population.

29 Feb 2024

Consistent Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Food To Over 30 Damaging Health Outcomes

Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes including cancer, major heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders, and early death.

29 Feb 2024

Mandatory calorie labeling could save thousands from cardiovascular deaths

The current policy of mandatory calorie labelling in large food businesses in England could potentially prevent approximately 730 deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) between 2022 and 2041 - and, if the policy were extended to all English food businesses, could potentially prevent around 9,200 CVD deaths over the same time period, suggests first modelled estimation of the impact of the policy published in The Lancet Public Health.

28 Feb 2024

Study reveals high prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in ovarian cancer patients from the Salento peninsula

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on February 22, 2024, entitled, "Prevalence and spectrum of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 in a cohort of ovarian cancer patients from the Salento peninsula (Southern Italy): a matter of preventive health."

28 Feb 2024

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he'd wait for his dad to find his hearing aids and put them in before they started talking.

28 Feb 2024

Epidemiology News and Research

PFAS chemicals in the blood are linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Cambridge scientists develop AI to predict healthiness of menus at out-of-home food outlets

Inherited genetic factors may predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors

Surgical methods and outcomes of anterolateral augmentation for skeletally immature patients

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

CUNY and Pfizer launch new project to track acute respiratory infections across the United States

Early type 2 diabetes risk skyrockets with low birthweight and overweight at age 20

Harnessing repetitive DNA for early cancer detection

Inexpensive liquid works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay

UCL study highlights misconceptions about vaping risks among English smokers

Educational attainment linked to slower aging and increased longevity

Latest COVID-19 booster halves risk of moderate or severe disease in adults

Global obesity rates surpass one billion, analysis finds

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

U.S. flu vaccines expected to shift from quadrivalent to trivalent, researcher says

Higher COVID-19 death risk found in sickle cell disease and trait patients

Consistent Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Food To Over 30 Damaging Health Outcomes

Mandatory calorie labeling could save thousands from cardiovascular deaths

Study reveals high prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in ovarian cancer patients from the Salento peninsula

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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