Finding suggests that improved vascular function could contribute to the known benefits of dietary restriction For immediate release: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Boston, MA … Continue reading “Sulfur amino acid restriction diet triggers new blood vessel formation in mice”
A resurgence of mumps in the U.S. among vaccinated young adults appears to be due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity.
Immune history influences vaccine effectiveness, interacting with other potential problems arising from the manufacturing process For immediate release: February 20, 2018 New research on … Continue reading “Past encounters with the flu shape vaccine response”
For immediate release: February 13, 2018 Boston, MA – A class of chemicals used in many industrial and consumer products was linked with greater … Continue reading “PFASs, chemicals commonly found in environment, may interfere with body weight regulation”
For immediate release: February 5, 2018 Boston, MA – Vaccines have enormous impact not just on health, but on keeping people out of poverty, … Continue reading “For world’s poorest, vaccines prevent both deaths and medical impoverishment”
For immediate release: January 29, 2018 Boston, MA – Rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic … Continue reading “High rates of diabetes, hypertension found in India”
For immediate release: January 24, 2018 Boston, MA – The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion was linked to better access to surgery and higher … Continue reading “Medicaid expansion linked with better, more timely surgical care”
Short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone—even at levels well below current national safety standards—were linked to higher risk of premature death among the elderly in the U.S. according to a new study.
A checklist and coaching intervention to improve facility-based childbirth care and reduce deaths of women and newborns in India achieved significant gains in the quality of care during labor and delivery, but the improvements were insufficient to reduce death rates.