Research News

Non-AIDS Deaths in HIV Cases Linked to Inflammation, Coagulation
A recent study in the journal PLoS Medicine indicates that patients with HIV have elevated levels of biomarkers linked to inflammation and coagulation. These elevations are associated with an increased risk of death. Most of the deaths are not attributable to AIDS.

Diabetes Doubles Risk of Postpartum Depression
Women with diabetes have nearly double the risk of developing depression during pregnancy or in the months after childbirth than non-diabetics, a new study finds.

Health IT Has Little Effect on Patient Safety
University of Minnesota researchers have found that the use of health information technology (IT) has little or no effect on patient safety. But they caution that more research is needed to judge the effectiveness of health IT.

SPH Study Finds Prostate Tests Do Not Save Lives
Annual screenings for prostate cancer led to more diagnoses of the disease, but not fewer prostate cancer deaths, according to a new report from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO ) Cancer Screening Trial. The results appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine.

New Approach Needed to Govern Nanotechnology Risks
To assess the potential health risks associated with nanotechnology, the U.S. regulatory system must change, according to new SPH research.

School Food Environments Need Improvement
While the past decade has brought improvements in the nutritional quality of school meals and foods outside of school meal programs, there is still drastic need for improvement. That’s according to the results of a national study reported in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.