Estos hombres y mujeres habían completado la típica serie de mediciones de salud y estado físico durante sus visitas a la clínica y también llenaron un cuestionario de ejercicio que indagaba, entre otras cosas, en el entrenamiento con pesas. Se les preguntaba si hacían “ejercicios de fortalecimiento muscular” y, en caso afirmativo, con qué frecuencia…
“H.I.V. knocks out all the brakes on the immune system, and as a consequence you get this inflammatory response that’s robust and sustained — and now you got Covid on top of that,” said Dr. Steven Deeks, an H.I.V. expert at the University of California, San Francisco. “I would be surprised if H.I.V. was not…
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IMAGE: In her new book, Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household, SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson asserts that it’s time to recognize a new family structure – the multispecies… view more Credit: Hillsman S. Jackson In her new book, Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson asserts what…
IMAGE: From left, Peggy Semingson, Denise Hernandez, Peace Ossom Williamson and Gabriela Wilson view more Credit: Erika Suarez/UTA Aiming to address racial injustice and inequity through university-city partnerships, the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) has named The University of Texas at Arlington as its inaugural Racial Justice and Equity Program Award Winner. UT Arlington has…
A screening tool used to evaluate the need for endometrial cancer biopsies in women frequently misses the signs of this cancer in Black women, according to a new study released today in JAMA Oncology. Dr. Kemi Doll, the lead researcher, and a gynecologic oncologist with the University of Washington School of Medicine, says that the…
A national study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that Emergency Department (ED) visits by youth for self-harm were nearly 40 percent higher in rural areas compared to urban settings. Strikingly, ED visits by youth for self-inflicted firearm injuries were three times more common in rural areas. Youth from rural areas presenting to the…
A new national study published in Public Health Nutrition on July 15 found that Americans experiencing food insufficiency were three times as likely to lack mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic than those not experiencing food insufficiency. The most extreme form of food insecurity, food insufficiency occurs when families do not have enough eat.…
It’s difficult enough when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, but employed spouses of those who receive the diagnosis also are confronted with an array of practical problems. It’s now up to them to untangle issues around medical leave, health insurance, caregiving benefits, and more. It’s a topic health economist Cathy Bradley, PhD, deputy…
(LOS ANGELES) – Many bodily functions in humans are manifested by mechanical deformations to the skin – from the stretching, bending and movement of muscles and joints to the flutter of a pulse at the wrist. These mechanical changes can be detected and monitored by measuring different levels of strain at various points throughout the…