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Inhaler-related greenhouse gas emissions in the US

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Inhaler-related emissions in the U.S. have increased over the past decade. Policymakers and regulators seeking to reduce emissions should identify targeted solutions aimed at shifting utilization to currently marketed dry powder and soft mist inhalers while facilitating the entry of newer, affordable metered-dose products containing propellants with low global warming potential.

Journal: JAMA

UCLA Health study finds inhalers for asthma and COPD drive significant greenhouse gas emissions

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study — the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.

Journal: JAMA

Nurse workload and missed nursing care in neonatal intensive care units

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, nurses’ subjective workload and shift-level staffing ratios exerted direct effects on reliable care delivery. High subjective workload and staffing ratios greater than 2 infants per nurse should be targets for workload reduction in neonatal intensive care units.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Precision prevention, diagnostics and treatment of obesity: pipedream or reality?

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new report led by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center underscores the growing potential of precision medicine to transform how obesity is prevented, diagnosed and treated, while also illuminating key gaps and challenges that must be addressed.

Published in September in Obesity, the paper, “Precision Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Obesity,” synthesizes the proceedings of a recent Pennington-Louisiana Nutrition Obesity Research Center, or NORC, scientific workshop that was convened to review current evidence on tailoring obesity interventions to individual biology, environment, behavior and social factors.

Journal: Obesity

Kids are not getting as much sleep as their parents think, study finds

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While 83% of parents believed their child was sleeping the right amount, sleep trackers showed that only 14% of the children met national sleep guidelines. The findings add to growing concerns that American children aren’t getting the sleep they need.

Journal: Frontiers

Stretchable waveguides maintain stable transmission even when bent or twisted

Optica
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New stretchable waveguides that maintain efficient, stable signal transmission of surface plasmon polaritons even when bent, twisted or stretched could help embed advancing monitoring functions into everyday wearables.

Journal: Optical Materials Express

Boston University professor to receive 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, professor of medicine at Boston University (BU), will receive the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025.

Meeting: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

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