Cardiovascular disease is still one of the two leading causes of non-communicable disease burden and death in North America. A growing body of evidence has linked the built environment to cardiovascular disease…
An Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) study reveals: Whether patients are able to correctly assess risks depends partly on how physicians convey statistical information to them. Medical results are not always easy to understand…
Investigators have announced the completion of participant enrolments into the PrEPVacc trial at all four sites in East and Southern Africa. Led by African researchers, PrEPVacc is the first HIV vaccine efficacy…
A powerful new stem cell technique has enabled large-scale studies of the relationship between human genetics and biology. Studying stem cell samples from hundreds of individuals in the same culture dish, using…
Key Takeaways: When food consumers are properly incentivized, they will choose healthier options. When financial incentives are removed, consumers are more likely to choose less healthy options by comparison. A new study…
Visits with a 24/7, co-payment-free telemedicine program established by Penn Medicine for its employees were 23 percent less expensive than in-person visits for the same conditions, according to a new analysis published in…
By applying a language model to protein-drug interactions, researchers can quickly screen large libraries of potential drug compounds. Huge libraries of drug compounds may hold potential treatments for a variety of diseases,…
Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black female survivors of breast cancer experience higher death rates after being diagnosed with a second primary cancer than members of other ethnic and racial groups, according to recent…
Food waste and food-borne diseases are among the most critical problems urban populations face today. They contribute to greenhouse emissions tremendously and amplify economic and environmental costs. Since food spoilage remains the…
The World Health Organisation presented in Baku (Azerbaijan) the new design recommendations for new hospitals to be built in the European Region, the result of a research partnership with the Politecnico di…