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Breastfeeding linked to reduced post-perinatal infant mortality

Among nearly 10 million US infants born between 2016 and 2018, breastfed babies were 33% less likely to die during the post-perinatal period (day 7−364) than infants who were not breastfed, reports a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

24 Jul 2023

Longer television viewing times in childhood linked to higher risk of adulthood metabolic syndrome

A University of Otago study has added weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthood.

24 Jul 2023

FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts

Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, doesn't seem to be having fun on the job.

24 Jul 2023

Research reveals therapeutic potential of novel compound in inhibiting oncogene translation

Cutting-edge research at the Luxembourg Institute of Health reveals the ground-breaking therapeutic potential of the compound FL3 in inhibiting oncogene translation and rewiring cancer cell metabolism, opening up new therapeutic opportunities for leukemia patients.

24 Jul 2023

HIV-positive people with low-level viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners

People living with HIV who maintain low – but still detectible – levels of the virus and adhere to their antiretroviral regimen have almost zero risk of transmitting it to their sexual partners, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

23 Jul 2023

Study finds high rates of sugar, salt in rural children's diets

A study of over 10,000 children in rural Pennsylvania revealed that a large proportion of children were fed foods that are high in sugar and salt in their first years of life.

23 Jul 2023

MIND diet may improve attention in pre-adolescents, study shows

A diet originally designed to help ward off cognitive decline in adults might also help improve attention in pre-adolescents, according to a new study.

23 Jul 2023

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted scientists to seek new ways of understanding how viruses so skillfully enter and reprogram human cells.

21 Jul 2023

Fathers' mental illness linked to increased risk of preterm birth

Babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Karolinska Institutet and published July 20 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

21 Jul 2023

New study finds link between maternal and infant sleep patterns

New mothers can expect sleep deprivation in the first few years of baby's life. But too little sleep can take a toll on the health of both mother and child.

21 Jul 2023

Flu and COVID-19 report offers latest surveillance data and public health advice

This fortnightly flu and COVID-19 report brings together the latest surveillance data along with the latest public health advice.

21 Jul 2023

Medical debt is making Americans angry. Doctors and hospitals ignore this at their peril.

For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple case of pink eye that took four years to pay off. For Mary Curley, it was the threatening collection letters from a lab that arrived more than 2½ years later, just as her husband lost his job and the family was fighting to save their home.

21 Jul 2023

Children News and Research

Breastfeeding linked to reduced post-perinatal infant mortality

Longer television viewing times in childhood linked to higher risk of adulthood metabolic syndrome

FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts

Research reveals therapeutic potential of novel compound in inhibiting oncogene translation

HIV-positive people with low-level viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners

Study finds high rates of sugar, salt in rural children's diets

MIND diet may improve attention in pre-adolescents, study shows

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Fathers' mental illness linked to increased risk of preterm birth

New study finds link between maternal and infant sleep patterns

Flu and COVID-19 report offers latest surveillance data and public health advice

Medical debt is making Americans angry. Doctors and hospitals ignore this at their peril.

Doctors created a primary care clinic as their former hospital struggled

Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis

ECOG-ACRIN launches new trial to evaluate nilotinib and paclitaxel for advanced cancers

Research reveals transgenerational effects of adversity on the human gut microbiome

Mattel accused of "stealth marketing" after giving away free Barbie dolls to schools

Study highlights need to improve screening and surveillance for Barrett's esophagus

PCORI funds $9 million for studies to improve patient engagement in research

RSV vaccines: A long-awaited breakthrough

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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