Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than

Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than
Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly in infants—tw

Researchers urge universal mandatory folic acid fortification to prevent disabilities and deaths in infants worldwide

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaternal intake of folic acid before and during early pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly in infants—tw
Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that vitamin C supplementation to pregna

Researchers discover that vitamin C improves health for children of pregnant smokers

by Nicole Rideout,Oregon Health & Science UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that vitamin C supplementation to pregna
Study identifies optimal catheter for pediatric IV medication administration

Study identifies optimal catheter for pediatric IV medication administration

by Emma O'Connor,Griffith UniversityA peripheral intravenous catheter. Credit: Griffith UniversityHope is on the horizon for sick children requiring intravenous canulation to administer medi

Study identifies optimal catheter for pediatric IV medication administration

by Emma O'Connor,Griffith UniversityA peripheral intravenous catheter. Credit: Griffith UniversityHope is on the horizon for sick children requiring intravenous canulation to administer medi
Dapivirine ring for women's HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification

Dapivirine ring for women's HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification

by International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)IPM's dapivirine vaginal ring could help fill an important gap with a long-acting product that a woman controls and could use discreetly to reduc

Dapivirine ring for women's HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification

by International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)IPM's dapivirine vaginal ring could help fill an important gap with a long-acting product that a woman controls and could use discreetly to reduc
Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

by Jeannette Sanchez,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of develop

Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

by Jeannette Sanchez,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of develop
Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w

Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

by Kathrin Voigt,Johannes Gutenberg University MainzThe level of motivation of the fruit fly Drosophila can be deduced on the basis of whether it attempts to climb over gaps it encounters when w
Lebrikizumab shows efficacy in skin-of-color patients with atopic dermatitis

Lebrikizumab shows efficacy in skin-of-color patients with atopic dermatitis

by Tina BrownLebrikizumab demonstrates improvement in skin clearance and itch relief in patients with skin of color and moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, according to a study presented at the annu

Lebrikizumab shows efficacy in skin-of-color patients with atopic dermatitis

by Tina BrownLebrikizumab demonstrates improvement in skin clearance and itch relief in patients with skin of color and moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, according to a study presented at the annu
Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis

Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis

byUniversity of Notre DameThis photomicrograph reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria using acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain; Magnified 1000 X. The acid-fast stains depend on the ability of my

Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis

byUniversity of Notre DameThis photomicrograph reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria using acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain; Magnified 1000 X. The acid-fast stains depend on the ability of my