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UrduTo address obesity worldwide, changes are needed in both the availability of treatments and the attitudes of clinicians. That’s the conclusion of a survey-based study of health professionals. In the Clinical Obesity study, investigators surveyed 274 respondents from a total…
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Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
Women’s fishing activities around the world amount to an estimated 3 million tonnes of marine fish and other seafood per year, contributing significantly to food and livelihood security in all regions of the world. However, these contributions often go unnoticed.…
Multi-country study reveals shortcomings in treating obesity
To address obesity worldwide, changes are needed in both the availability of treatments and the attitudes of clinicians. That’s the conclusion of a survey-based study of health professionals. In the Clinical Obesity study, investigators surveyed 274 respondents from a total…
Fisherwomen contribute tonnes of fish, billions of dollars to global fisheries
Women’s fishing activities around the world amount to an estimated 3 million tonnes of marine fish and other seafood per year, contributing significantly to food and livelihood security in all regions of the world. However, these contributions often go unnoticed.…
How door-to-door canvassing slowed an epidemic
Liberia was the epicenter of a high-profile Ebola outbreak in 2014-15, which led to more than 10,000 deaths in West Africa.
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis
Traditional biomass stoves shown to cause lung inflammation
Feb. 21, 2020- Traditional stoves that burn biomass materials and are not properly ventilated, which are widely used in developing nations where cooking is done indoors, have been shown to significantly increase indoor levels of harmful PM2.5 (miniscule atmospheric particulates)…
Traditional Biomass Stoves, Used Widely in Developing Nations, Shown to Elevate Indoor Air Pollutants, Cause Lung Inflammation
Traditional stoves that burn biomass materials and are not properly ventilated, which are widely used in developing nations where cooking is done indoors, have been shown to significantly increase indoor levels of harmful PM2.5 (miniscule atmospheric particulates) and carbon monoxide (CO) and to stimulate biological processes that cause lung inflammation and may lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Risk of coronavirus importation in Africa
The COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread in China and cases have been reported in more than 25 countries. The African continent was spared for a long time until a first case was recently reported in Egypt. Vittoria Colizza, research director…
Researchers Challenge New Guidelines on Aspirin in Primary Prevention
New guidelines recommend aspirin use in primary prevention for people ages 40 to 70 years old who are at higher risk of a first cardiovascular event, but not for those over 70. Yet, people over 70 are at higher risks of cardiovascular events than those under 70. As a result, health care providers are understandably confused about whether or not to prescribe aspirin for primary prevention of heart attacks or strokes, and if so, to whom.
Off-grid sanitation systems show promise, despite toilet paper
Systems approaching viability in field tests of Duke-led Gates Foundation ‘reinvent the toilet’ project
Protecting pipelines during land movements
Better protection for critical pipelines during land movement
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers’ IPV experience to children’s school attendance in Mexico City
Protecting pipelines during land movements
Better protection for critical pipelines during land movement
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers’ IPV experience to children’s school attendance in Mexico City
New study: Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’
Estimated 1.23 million deaths in 2017; Rates of people needing dialysis have increased 40% since 1990, but access still markedly inequitable; ‘Many nations’ health systems cannot keep pace with the dialysis demand’
Love matters: How parents’ love shapes children’s lives
ANN ARBOR–Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life. Research about how…
Love matters: How parents’ love shapes children’s lives
ANN ARBOR–Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life. Research about how…
Study: It’s devastatingly common for African mothers to experience child loss
In some countries, more than half of mothers had a child die
Study: It’s devastatingly common for African mothers to experience child loss
In some countries, more than half of mothers had a child die
The complex effects of colonial rule in Indonesia
Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Seed choice study reveals flawed assumptions behind hotly debated GMO
The complex effects of colonial rule in Indonesia
Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Seed choice study reveals flawed assumptions behind hotly debated GMO
Artificial evolution of an industry
‘Forward-looking’ business strategies will allow companies to have far more ability to actively influence the future of their markets than once thought
Artificial evolution of an industry
‘Forward-looking’ business strategies will allow companies to have far more ability to actively influence the future of their markets than once thought
Charting immune system development in sub-Saharan African children
Research aims to boost vaccination efficacy in the populations where it matters most
Study of Amazon forest carbon reveals indigenous territories, protected areas under siege, yet remain best climate solution
Scientists call for ramping up support to protect significant buffer against climate change in Amazon; findings suggest failure to uphold indigenous rights, laws endangering forests, as global demand grows for mineral wealth, fuel, commodities
Study of Amazon forest carbon reveals indigenous territories, protected areas under siege, yet remain best climate solution
Scientists call for ramping up support to protect significant buffer against climate change in Amazon; findings suggest failure to uphold indigenous rights, laws endangering forests, as global demand grows for mineral wealth, fuel, commodities
Inequality is bad for society, economic prosperity good
New cross-national study shows the influence of income inequality and affluence on the amount of health and social problems in rich countries
Study shows effects of Chinese divorce law on women’s wellbeing
In 2011, China’s Supreme Court dealt a blow to the property rights of women by ruling that family homes purchased before marriage automatically belong to the registered buyer upon divorce, historically the husband. Previously, under China’s 1980 Marriage Law, marital…
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
The Lancet Global Health: Guided self-help intervention reduces refugees’ psychological distress and improves wellbeing in humanitarian crises
First randomized trial of its kind finds multimedia guided self-help intervention can be delivered rapidly to large numbers of people in low-resource humanitarian settings by non-specialists with minimal training
Maternal depression on rise in poor countries
Little attention for antenatal services, study
Maternal depression on rise in poor countries
Little attention for antenatal services, study
New tool assesses risk of depression in adolescence
A study involving researchers from King’s College London, has developed a predictive tool that can recognise adolescents who are at high or low risk of depression in young adulthood. Using data from over 2,000 Brazilian adolescents, the researchers developed the…
New dog, old tricks? Stray dogs can understand human cues
If you have a dog, hopefully you’re lucky enough to know that they are highly attuned to their owners and can readily understand a wide range of commands and gestures. But are these abilities innate or are they exclusively learned through training?
New dog, old tricks? Stray dogs can understand human cues
A new study shows that untrained stray dogs respond to gestures from people, suggesting that understanding between humans and dogs transcends training
Transformational innovation needed to reach global forest restoration goals
Global South countries will need international support that engages local communities to meet ambitious targets
Do studies underestimate the prevalence of typhoid?
Blood culture surveillance programs are critical for estimating the prevalence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, but cases can be missed when patients don’t seek medical care, or seek medical care and don’t have a blood culture test. Researchers writing in…
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Taenia solium –also called pork tapeworm–is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient santiation and where pigs roam free. Researchers have now analyzed the efficacy and adverse effects of three chemotherapeutics against…
Do studies underestimate the prevalence of typhoid?
Blood culture surveillance programs are critical for estimating the prevalence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, but cases can be missed when patients don’t seek medical care, or seek medical care and don’t have a blood culture test. Researchers writing in…
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Taenia solium –also called pork tapeworm–is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient santiation and where pigs roam free. Researchers have now analyzed the efficacy and adverse effects of three chemotherapeutics against…
Do studies underestimate the prevalence of typhoid?
Blood culture surveillance programs are critical for estimating the prevalence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, but cases can be missed when patients don’t seek medical care, or seek medical care and don’t have a blood culture test. Researchers writing in…
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Taenia solium –also called pork tapeworm–is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient santiation and where pigs roam free. Researchers have now analyzed the efficacy and adverse effects of three chemotherapeutics against…
Climate change NGOs from rich countries dominate online conversation, study shows
Big data analysis shows global north, Oceania leading while developing nations get left out
OU launches $9 million research collaboration with Peruvian University
NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma has entered an agreement to develop a $9 million program of joint research with Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, one of Peru’s largest and oldest public research universities. Tomas Diaz de la Rubia,…