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Eating disorders in mums-to-be linked to heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their kids

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Eating disorders in mums-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of co-existing depression/anxiety, or the timing of their child’s exposure, finds research published online in the journal Thorax.

Journal: Thorax
Funder: EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

Global study backs mandatory strength warm-ups for female athletes

La Trobe University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Routine strength exercise warm-ups should be mandated to reduce leg injuries in female athletes across all ages and levels of competitive sport, according to a new set of global recommendations co-led by La Trobe University, the University of Calgary and supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
Funder: International Olympic Committee

Global analysis: Nearly one in five child deaths linked to growth failure

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly one million children around the globe fail to reach their fifth birthday every year due to devastating health consequences linked to child growth failure, making it the third leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity in children under five.

Journal: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Why do some lung transplant patients face higher rejection risk?

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

About one third of lung transplant recipients have a genetic variant that makes them more likely to develop chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the primary cause of mortality after lung transplantation

A molecular ‘reset button’ for reading the brain through a blood test

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rice bioengineers have designed an erasable serum marker that could enable clinicians to detect problems or measure any changes in how a patient responds to treatment with greater precision, using simple, minimally-invasive testing.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Oregon’s first-in-the-nation hospital price cap cut costs without comprising care

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from scholars at Brown University’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research finds that Oregon's payment cap had a minimal impact on hospital finances, and through that, hospital operations and patient experience.

Journal: Health Affairs

UC Irvine-led study uses social media for real-time monitoring of heat experiences in state

University of California - Irvine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

California heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense, and not all residents have access to air conditioning.

Researchers developed a powerful AI-based technique to identify vulnerable communities most in need of mitigation efforts, which could improve heat equity.

The study was supported by the National Science Foundation.

Journal: Weather Climate and Society

Mindfulness may help people disconnect from their smartphones

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With more than four billion people around the globe owning a smartphone, researchers are now looking at ways to reduce a growing public health concern—problematic smartphone use.

Dr. Susan Holtzman teaches psychology in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She recently published a study in Mindfulness examining the overuse or dependence on smartphones and how it might be curbed with mindfulness techniques.

Journal: Mindfulness

Supplement trio shows promise in reversing autism-linked behaviors in mice

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers led by Tzyy-Nan Huang and Ming-Hui Lin from Academia Sinica in Taiwan report that a low-dose mixture of zinc, serine, and branch-chain amino acids can alleviate behavioral deficits in three different mouse models of autism. Published December 2^nd in the open-access journal in PLOS Biology, the study shows that when combined together, these three dietary supplements promote communication between neurons in the brain and improve social behaviors.

Journal: PLOS Biology