Public Health and Issues
Gut bacteria improve type 2 diabetes risk prediction
The microbial composition of the intestines is complex and varies widely from one individual to another. Many factors such as environmental factors, lifestyle, genetics or...
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to begin phase II/III human trials
University of Oxford researchers have begun recruiting for the next phase in human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers. From the time The Jenner...
Mom’s love can sway teens from abusive partners – study report
Teens who have a loving relationship with their mother are less likely to enter abusive relationships A mother’s warmth and acceptance toward her teenagers may help...
Discovery raises hopes of one day preventing streptococci infections
Credit @ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered an enzyme they believe...
Stanford Ways to Make Healthy Foods Appealing
Most people want to eat healthier, but efforts to encourage healthy eating by providing nutrition information have not changed habits much. A new study suggests that labels...
Breaking the “Break” With over-drinking linked to Neurobiological...
We’ve all seen these people. Maybe at one point in time we’ve actually been these people: messy, falling-down drunk, slurring and incoherent, precariously close to...
Why does malaria recur? How pieces of the puzzle are slowly being filled in
Shutterstock Miles B. Markus, University of the Witwatersrand Some people suffer from repeated attacks of malaria. These can occur weeks to months or longer after contracting...
Behaviour of social media fanatics similar to drug users, gamblers
The decision-making attributes of excessive social media users has been likened to those of drug addicts and gamblers in an explosive new study designed to raise awareness about...
Discreet contraception for world’s poorest countries
Innovative microneedle technology is being developed as an effective, pain-free and discreet method of delivering contraception across the world’s poorest countries, thanks to...
New saliva-based test detects malaria before symptoms appear
An easy-to-use saliva test to screen for the parasite that causes malaria has been developed by a team of researchers led by a University of Florida scientist. The non-invasive...