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Newswise: Preventing Obesity in Very Young Children Could Be in the Palm of Parents’ Hands
Release date: 31-Oct-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Preventing Obesity in Very Young Children Could Be in the Palm of Parents’ Hands
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other electronic feedback to traditional in-clinic health counseling for parents about feeding habits, playtime and exercise prevents very young children from developing obesity and potentially lifelong obesity-related problems.

Released: 31-Oct-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Study Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Surgery for Children with Cleft Lip
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

30-Oct-2024 3:25 PM EDT
Genomic Databases Need More Diversity
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Researchers at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a broad and deep genomic database of Latin Americans which gathers genome-wide data of Latin American populations into a single source and allows other scientists to easily add that population to their own research studies without straining budgets.

Newswise: Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Improves Survival Across a Wide Variety of Cancers
30-Oct-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Improves Survival Across a Wide Variety of Cancers
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Smokers who are diagnosed with cancer now have more incentive to quit, as researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found survival outcomes were optimized when patients quit smoking within six months of their diagnosis.

Newswise:Video Embedded researchers-develop-artificial-plants-that-purify-indoor-air-generate-electricity
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Release date: 31-Oct-2024 10:55 AM EDT
Researchers develop artificial plants that purify indoor air, generate electricity
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed artificial plants that purify indoor air and generate electricity.

Newswise: 'Blood-Soaked' Eyes: NASA's Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair
Released: 31-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
'Blood-Soaked' Eyes: NASA's Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

This ghastly galactic “countenance” recalls mythological human-hunters like the Algonquian wendigo — an emaciated figure with ashen flesh and glowing eyes that grows larger and larger as it feasts, and is never satiated.

Newswise: This Halloween, What Are New Jersey Voters Really Afraid Of? More Than Half Say the 2024 Election.
Released: 31-Oct-2024 9:25 AM EDT
This Halloween, What Are New Jersey Voters Really Afraid Of? More Than Half Say the 2024 Election.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

When asked how the upcoming 2024 presidential election makes them feel, a majority of New Jersey voters express some kind of dread, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.   Fifty-seven percent say something about being anxious (15%), nervous (14%), uneasy (12%), scared (12%) or worried (4%). Eight percent cite being excited, optimistic or hopeful.

Newswise: Two Topical Treatments Show Similar Improvement in Age Spots on Hands
Released: 31-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Two Topical Treatments Show Similar Improvement in Age Spots on Hands
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Topically applied products containing human platelet extract or vitamin C provide similar improvements in age spots (photoaging) of the hands, as reported in a clinical trial within the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

28-Oct-2024 2:30 PM EDT
How COVID-19 Transformed Family Dinners
American Psychological Association (APA)

While the lockdowns associated with COVID-19 pandemic led many families to eat more meals at home, they had an additional benefit: an increase in the quality of family time during those dinners, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 31-Oct-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Perguntas e Respostas da Mayo Clinic: Exame de cálcio coronário avalia doença cardíaca e risco de acidente vascular cerebral
Mayo Clinic

PREZADA MAYO CLINIC: Recentemente, fiz uma tomografia computadorizada (TC) do meu peito para avaliar uma pneumonia. Eu não tinha pneumonia, mas obtive um alto índice inesperado de cálcio nas minhas artérias coronárias. O cálcio que eu ingiro pode causar isso? Pensei que o cálcio estava relacionado com a saúde óssea. No momento estou sendo avaliado pelo meu risco de doença cardíaca e acidente vascular cerebral. Os outros membros da minha família devem checar os seus escores de cálcio?


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