Childhood malaria episodes could be reduced by 20% during malaria transmission season if an entire village population were given the
Month: March 2019
Do Sleep Trackers Work? Pros and Cons to Know
Wearable sleep-tracking technology and smartphone apps are touted for their ability to collect data points throughout the night and to
Chronic Short Sleep Associated With Adolescent Obesity
Older children and teenagers may have a higher risk of obesity if they consistently don’t get enough sleep, according to
Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas?
Most emerging infectious diseases affecting people are zoonotic — they make the jump from other animals to humans. Transmission, however,
Surgery no better than medication at preventing serious complications of atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation, a common cardiovascular procedure, appears no more effective than drug therapies in preventing strokes, deaths, and other complications
Study finds test of protein levels in the eye a potential predictor of (future) Alzheimer’s disease
Low levels of amyloid-β and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in eye fluid were significantly associated with low
New model IDs primate species with potential to spread Zika in the Americas
In the Americas, primate species likely to harbor Zika — and potentially transmit the virus — are common, abundant, and
Stanford researchers explore the effects of climate change on disease
Just as snowbirds flock to warmer climes when winter settles in, wild creatures seek out weather that suits them. But
Smarter drug release thanks to control over encapsulation
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and Utrecht University have discovered the parameters that govern the encapsulation of drugs. This
Diattenuation imaging: Promising imaging technique for brain research
A new imaging method provides structural information about brain tissue that was previously difficult to access. Diattenuation Imaging (DI), developed
