Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) have reported a surge in soil-transmitted helminth infections (commonly known as worms) among children in urban slums, warning of ...

Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research have listed ways Nigerians could break the transmission of some ...

A new study finds that Schistosoma haematobium infection, and its treatment, can activate cancer-related genes in the cervix, ...

ADVERTISEMENT The CDC survey found autism prevalence in the U.S. increased from 1 in 36 children in 2020 to 1 in 31 in 2022. The figure was 1 in 44 in 2018. Kennedy presented the survey as ...

Schistosomiasis, second only to malaria, poses a significant threat to many regions worldwide, particularly tropical and subtropical areas. The Philippines, located in a tropical region, has long ...

Often, it lasts into adulthood. ADHD is also three times more common in males than females, and subtypes tend to have a different prevalence. Due to this discrepancy in the prevalence of ADHD ...

HealthDay News — From 2008-2011 to 2020-2023, there was an increase in the prevalence of obesity among youth and adults with type 1 diabetes, and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) ...

6 Key Laboratory of Research on Clinical Molecular Diagnosis for High Incidence Diseases in Western Guangxi, Guangxi, Guangxi, People's Republic of China Background Gastrointestinal cancers comprise ...

We included data from seven community-based studies that followed up a large number of newborns in partly rural regions by trained village health workers/teams and are of particular value to better ...

It usually affects middle-aged and older people, with prevalence increasing with advancing age. It is estimated that 10% to 20% of individuals older than 65 years have some form of AMD ...

Healio will have live coverage of this year’s ESCMID Global, one of the largest medical conferences dedicated to infectious diseases and clinical microbiology in the world. Clinical Infectious ...

For example, chronic schistosomiasis and heavy hookworm infections may lead to blood in the urine or stool. A severe whipworm infection can cause frequent, painful bowel movements of mucus, water, and ...