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18-Dec-2024

Study reveals the positive link between home kitchens and adolescents’ health

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, highlights the significant influence of the home food environment on adolescent dietary patterns compared to neighborhood food options. This cross-sectional research study investigates the roles of home and neighborhood food environments like fast-food and convenience stores in shaping dietary behaviors among adolescents, offering valuable insights for addressing adolescent obesity.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

18-Dec-2024

BU researcher awarded NIH grant to further the understanding of neuroblastoma

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Hui Feng, MD, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics and medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received an RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The five-year, $3.1M award will support the project, “Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in MYCN-driven Neuroblastoma.” Feng will team with Derin Keskin, PhD, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on this study.

18-Dec-2024

Mesenchymal cell vesicles target chondrocyte aging in osteoarthritis

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY- December 18, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 21 on November 22, 2024, entitled, “Anti-aging effect of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stromal cells on senescence-induced chondrocytes in osteoarthritis.”

Journal: Aging-US

18-Dec-2024

Being on autopilot can help or hurt your New Year’s resolutions. Researchers reveal how daytime sleepiness impacts health habits

Arnold School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of South Carolina, CQUniversity Australia and the University of Surrey recommend adding one more item to your list of New Year’s resolutions: getting enough sleep. Their recent study, published in the Journal of Sleep Research, found that sleepiness increases reliance on habits – whether good or bad.

Journal: Journal of Sleep Research

18-Dec-2024

Development of tau phosphorylation-targeting therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This review provides progress in the development of pTau targeting therapies and discusses their advantages and limitations.

Journal: Medicine Plus

18-Dec-2024

Runners who wear these shoes are more likely to get injured

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Runners wearing thick-heeled shoes were confused about their gait, more likely to be injured

Journal: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

18-Dec-2024

New recommendations to increase transparency and tackle potential bias in medical AI technologies

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new set of recommendations published in The Lancet Digital Health and NEJM AI aims to help improve the way datasets are used to build Artificial intelligence (AI) health technologies and reduce the risk of potential AI bias.

Journal: The Lancet Digital Health