Study shows vaccine rapidly protects against lethal Lassa fever
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have achieved success with a new vaccine developed to fight Lassa Virus, a pathogen that causes Lassa…
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HIV self-test kits acceptable to users but availability remains an issue
The usability and acceptability of both oral fluid- and blood-based HIV self-test kits is high among users, but access to the kits should be expanded,…
Call to count breast milk in food statistics
Milk produced by breastfeeding mothers is an important indicator of a nation’s food security, according to an international study led by The Australian National University…
Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an immune…
New approach to opioid addiction includes access to medications and eradicating social stigma
Opioid use disorder is a complex and complicated problem in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were a record-breaking…
New research calls for a health equity lens in commercial tobacco product regulation
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Assistant Professor Dana Mowls Carroll co-authored a recent commentary in Preventive Medicine on how commercial tobacco policies contribute…
‘Junk’ DNA could lead to cancer by stopping copying of DNA
Scientists have found that non-coding “junk” DNA, far from being harmless and inert, could potentially contribute to the development of cancer. Their study has shown…