When research from UC San Francisco showed that routine treatment of children in sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths among children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) quickly recommended the treatment – but only for infants between the ages of one and 11 months. Now researchers at UCSF have shown that […]
In a recently published study Nutrition & Dietetics, Given the increasing prevalence of highly processed foods, researchers are reassessing the Australian and New Zealand Health Star Rating (HSR). Study: Modification of the Health Star Rating nutrient profiling algorithm to account for ultraprocessing. Photo credit: Sasirin Pamai / Shutterstock.com The health effects of highly processed foods […]
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and is particularly deadly for people who do not have access to medical facilities. A team of researchers therefore wants to bring heart failure screening from the laboratory to the home setting. Their point-of-care prototype electrochemical biosensor, which resembles a see-through lateral flow test […]
