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In a new paper published in the journal Vaccine: X, public health experts from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of Oslo, and Spark Street Advisors highlight actions to accelerate access to vaccines globally. The paper reviews the vaccine research and development process and proposes areas where reforms could increase access, speed […]
A new study from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that suicide mortality can be reduced by a federally coordinated approach employing scientifically proven options. Columbia researchers J. John Mann, MD, Christina A. Michel, MA, and Randy P. Auerbach, Ph.D., conducted a systematic review, determining which suicide prevention strategies work and […]
Pain is a normal part of life, but persistent pain is oppressive to endure. “It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die,” said Roman emperor Julius Caesar, “than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” Yet, many people live with persistent pain, defined as physical suffering that lasts […]
A group in the Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology at the UPV/EHU has conducted an in-depth study into the survival of the Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium, as well as the strategies it uses to survive. This bacterium is responsible for many outbreaks of hospital or nosocomial infections that arise in intensive care units. It is […]
A recent article by a team of international experts on multiple sclerosis (MS) underscores the importance of expanding the knowledge base about the hippocampus in order to better understand the genesis of cognitive deficits and develop new treatment strategies. The article, “The hippocampus in multiple sclerosis”, was published in The Lancet Neurology 2018;17:918-926. The burgeoning […]
(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors remain prevalent despite known, proven strategies to reduce risk, according to research published in the Sept. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Hilary K. Wall, from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used data from the National Health and Nutrition […]