A cluster randomized clinical trial evaluated whether placement of portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters in communal areas and bedrooms of care homes reduced winter respiratory infection rates among older adult residents. Among 91 care homes in England with more than 1100 residents, there was no significant difference in respiratory infection rates per resident between homes with HEPA filters and those continuing usual prevention measures.

Prenatal alcohol exposure—a contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and the leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental disability worldwide—has increased in the United States over the past decade. The new paper is by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Researchers at the Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center within the Rutgers Brain Health Institute, reviewed 25 years of data on dementia prevalence and risk factors in India. The findings, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, paves the way for the South Asian Middle Age Risk Tracking for brain Health (SAMARTH) study at Rutgers, the first research initiative in the United States dedicated to tracking the brain health of South Asian Americans and identifying modifiable risks and protective factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and related Dementias.