In a recent study posted to the SSRN* preprint server, researchers estimated the prevalence of and assessed trends in exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) and potential drivers of its health outcomes between 1990 and 2019 globally. Study: Second Hand Smoke Prevalence and Attributable Disease Burden in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990–2019: A Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study […]

Reviewers’ Notes Decades of research have left knowledge gaps about cells that regulate the immune system: Purdue and NIH Four decades of research have produced a vast pool of knowledge about regulatory T cells, a subset of our immune cells. Even so, scientists at Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health have identified 14 understudied T-reg proteins that merit […]

Reviewers’ Notes Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health system, officially opened the Legorreta Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance, the first-of-its kind center in the world dedicated to preventing organ rejection after transplant surgery without the use of lifelong immunosuppressive medications. Immunosuppressive medications prevent the immune system from rejecting a transplanted organ, but come […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are surging in Florida and should be considered by those making travel plans. The infectious disease primarily affects the skin and nervous system and can be easy to treat if caught early. Leprosy has been historically uncommon in the United States, […]

perceived neighborhood environment, such as perceived levels of trust and safety; built neighborhood environment, such as parks and community centers; exposure to community violence, such as gang activity and drug use; and neighborhood disadvantage, such as poverty, racism, and discrimination. Source: Read Full Article

New research shows, for the first time, a higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization or death for the White Gypsy/Traveler ethnic minority group. The research, which looked at over 4.3m people in Scotland, was led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow and published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. The study […]

Being exposed to lead contamination as a child may turn you into a CRIMINAL as an adult, study suggests – so is your tap water laced with the toxic metal? Exposure to lead can cause a variety of health and developmental problems Researchers at George Washington University reviewed studies on lead READ MORE: The states with the most lead piping […]

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be too challenging for targeted therapy, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and developed a targeted chemotherapy that appears to annihilate all solid tumors in preclinical research. As the […]

Barbie fever just hit the Bryant family, and we’re obsessed with the results! On July 31, Vanessa Bryant shared a compilation video of her and her daughters Natalia Bryant, Bianka Bryant, and Capri Bryant’s barbiecore-themed extravaganza to her Instagram. She shared the super-sweet video with the caption reading, “👋 @barbie @nataliabryant 💕💕💕💕Barbie’s Dream house💕.” You can see the video HERE! […]

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have identified plasma protein-based biomarkers capable of identifying adolescents at risk of developing mental health issues. The results were published in Nature Mental Health. A Research Briefing on this work was published in the same journal issue. An estimated 10% to 20% of adolescents struggle with mental health conditions, with the majority remaining […]