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- Pedestrians 'twice as likely' to be hit by an electric or hybrid-electric car https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2024/pedestrians-twice-likely-be-hit-electric-or-hybrid-electric-car 59 comments
- Seasonal malaria vaccine-drug combo sees dramatic reductions at 5-year mark https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/seasonal-malaria-vaccine-drug-combination-sees-dramatic-reductions-five-year 13 comments
- Industry-funded alcohol-reduction apps contain misinformation. Compared with non-industry funded tools approved by national governments or healthcare services, these 'dark apps' were three times less likely to inform users of the increased cancer risk associated with alcohol https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2024/industry-funded-alcohol-reduction-apps-contain-misinformation-study-warns 6 comments science
- Over 90% of infants were protected from measles and all infants were protected from rubella following a single dose of vaccine given by a painless microarray patch. They are easier to transport, reduce need for refrigeration, do not need a health professional and do not risk ‘needlestick’ injuries. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2024/microarray-patches-safe-and-effective-vaccinating-children 159 comments science
- Giving young children the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E alongside antimalarial drugs before the rainy season has led to a significant reduction in life-threatening malaria cases and deaths for over five years https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/seasonal-malaria-vaccine-drug-combination-sees-dramatic-reductions-five-year#:~:text=Brian%20Greenwood%2C%20Professor%20of%20Clinical%20Tropical%20Medicine%20at%20LSHTM%2C%20said,malaria%20episodes%20during%20the%20study. 99 comments science
- Analysis of data from 427,435 people shows even below the threshold for diabetes, people with high blood sugar have increased risk of heart and circulation problems with women at greater risk than men https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/raised-blood-sugar-levels-linked-increased-risk-cardiovascular-diseases 11 comments science
- Lifestyle bigger influence on women's sex lives than menopause. The ‘double caring duties’ for children and parents were seen as an issue the previous generation had not experienced. Many women’s lives were so busy that they left little time or energy to enjoy a regular and satisfying sex life. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/lifestyle-bigger-influence-womens-sex-lives-menopause 1110 comments science
- Insulating homes plays 'central role' in health benefits of net zero policies https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/insulating-homes-plays-central-role-health-benefits-net-zero-policies 3 comments upliftingnews
- Retrofitting homes with insulation brings greater health benefits than switching to renewables or reducing red meat consumption. All policies combined would lead to at least two million additional years lived across the population of England and Wales by 2050. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2023/insulating-homes-plays-central-role-health-benefits-net-zero-policies 38 comments science
- Nearly 8% of men who have sex with men are estimated to have syphilis globally according to a new meta-analysis in Lancet Global Health. The research sourced data from 275 studies involving more than 600,000 study participants across 77 countries. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2021/nearly-8-men-who-have-sex-men-estimated-have-syphilis-globally 61 comments science
- An estimated 1.7 billion people, 22% of the world population, have at least one underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected, according to a study that uses data from 188 countries https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/estimates-suggest-one-five-people-worldwide-have-underlying-health-condition 1345 comments science
- Heart rate and sleep data from wearable fitness trackers may be able to predict the spread of influenza better than current surveillance methods according to a new study of almost 50,000 Fitbit users in the United States. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/real-time-flu-prediction-may-be-possible-using-wearable-devices-expert-comment 5 comments science
- Mother's diet modifies her child's DNA: A mother’s diet before conception can permanently affect how her child’s genes function, according to a study; this opens up the possibility that a mother’s diet before pregnancy could permanently affect many aspects of her children’s lifelong health http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2014/mothers_diet.html 678 comments science
- A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the world, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2013/malaria_test_kit.html 8 comments science