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Buffy Wicks turns her health history into legislation

In her short tenure as an elected official, California Assembly member Buffy Wicks hasn't been shy about sharing her most intimate health care struggles with the public.

19 Jan 2022

Schoolchildren in Hong Kong surveyed on the prevalence and impact of allergic diseases

A collaborative study by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong andthe Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital

19 Jan 2022

New method reverses insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Insecticides play a central role in efforts to counter global impacts of mosquito-spread malaria and other diseases, which cause an estimated 750,000 deaths each year. These insect-specific chemicals, which cost more than $100 million to develop and bring to market, also are critical to controlling insect-driven damage on crops that poses a challenge to food security.

18 Jan 2022

Addition of hormone therapy to radiotherapy treatments improves survival in prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer in men worldwide, and radiotherapy is one of the common forms of treatment.

18 Jan 2022

Research reveals the impact of COVID-19 on youth with ADHD

Compared to their peers, youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to experience significant impairment in school functioning and mental health. Mix in the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions are even greater.

18 Jan 2022

UC engineers develop new collision-avoidance system

What do you call a broken satellite? Today, it's a multimillion-dollar piece of dangerous space junk.

18 Jan 2022

Machine learning model identifies new risk genes for motor neurone disease

Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for diseases such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

18 Jan 2022

Social media use linked with worse physical health indicators among college students

Social media use was correlated with worse physical health indicators among college students, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

18 Jan 2022

Feeling threatened and being informed predicted more social distancing, study shows

If the COVID-19 virus mutates beyond Omicron, getting people to practice social distancing will require more than threats about long-term health issues or death.

18 Jan 2022

Impact of medical education on the mental health of students

A new study examined the effects of medical schooling on the mental health and sleep habits of students.

18 Jan 2022

Rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 proves to be highly accurate for pediatric populations

In a large prospective study of just over 1,000 patients ages 17 and younger who were seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) testing site during a seven-month period last year, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and collaborating institutions report that a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — proved highly accurate when compared to the established standard virus detection method: the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

16 Jan 2022

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients less infectious than symptomatic patients

Researchers investigate the progression of infection in students and employees who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Boston University.

16 Jan 2022

With no end in sight to pandemic life, parents find disruption is the new normal

As my kindergartner fumbled with his shoes, I stood at our door sifting through the mental parenting checklist newly lodged in my brain: backpack. Sweatshirt. Snacks. Sunscreen. Water bottle. KN95 mask. Vaccination card.

15 Jan 2022

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

Two months after Pfizer's covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27% have received at least one shot, according to Jan. 12 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only 18%, or 5 million kids, have both doses.

15 Jan 2022

Multiple sclerosis may be caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

13 Jan 2022

Higher olive oil intake may reduce the risk of premature death

People who consume higher amounts of olive oil may lower their risk of premature death overall and from specific causes including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease, compared to people who never or almost never consume olive oil, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Jan 2022

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer's protein in the brain, say scientists.

13 Jan 2022

Study advances the understanding of lymphatic vessels serving the heart

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine led a study to advance the understanding of lymphatic vessels, which transport lymph, a clear fluid containing important molecules, immune cells and fluid, away from organs and tissues and back to the bloodstream.

13 Jan 2022

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

As of 2020, there were 37.7 million people globally living with HIV and 680,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year. Since the start of the epidemic, more than 36.3 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.

13 Jan 2022

Study reveals stark disparities in air pollution exposure among racial/ethnic, income groups in the U.S.

Certain groups in the U.S.—Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Latinos, and low-income populations—are being exposed to higher levels of dangerous fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than other groups, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Jan 2022

students News and Research

Buffy Wicks turns her health history into legislation

Schoolchildren in Hong Kong surveyed on the prevalence and impact of allergic diseases

New method reverses insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Addition of hormone therapy to radiotherapy treatments improves survival in prostate cancer patients

Research reveals the impact of COVID-19 on youth with ADHD

UC engineers develop new collision-avoidance system

Machine learning model identifies new risk genes for motor neurone disease

Social media use linked with worse physical health indicators among college students

Feeling threatened and being informed predicted more social distancing, study shows

Impact of medical education on the mental health of students

Rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 proves to be highly accurate for pediatric populations

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients less infectious than symptomatic patients

With no end in sight to pandemic life, parents find disruption is the new normal

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

Multiple sclerosis may be caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus

Higher olive oil intake may reduce the risk of premature death

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

Study advances the understanding of lymphatic vessels serving the heart

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

Study reveals stark disparities in air pollution exposure among racial/ethnic, income groups in the U.S.

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