NIH study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits
A research team found nearly one-third of youth ages 10 to 12 years screened positive for suicide risk in emergency department settings. As part of a larger study on youth suicide risk screening in emergency departments, researchers at the National...
NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety
New preclinical research in rats has identified a link between adolescent alcohol exposure and specific molecular changes in the brain that contribute to increased anxiety in adulthood. A large body of evidence demonstrates a strong relationship...
Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo risks slowdown
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on donors to continue funding the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or risk backsliding, on February 26. There is an urgent need for US $148 million for all...
Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children
Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care
Eighty-six percent of individuals who entered HIV care soon after diagnosis maintained viral suppression after 48 weeks during a clinical trial conducted at four National Institutes of Health-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) across the United...
Tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV increases risk of death within 10 years
Dr. Samuel Pierre examines a patient at the GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a swift upward trajectory...
Scientists identify unique subtype of eczema linked to food allergy
Atopic dermatitis, a common inflammatory skin condition also known as allergic eczema, affects nearly 20 percent of children, 30 percent of whom also have food allergies. Scientists have now found that children with both atopic dermatitis and food...
Nitisinone increases melanin in people with albinism
Long periods of sedentary behavior may increase cardiovascular risk in older women
A new study has found that the longer older women sit or lay down during the course of a day—and the longer the individual periods of uninterrupted sitting—the greater their risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. But...
