Health
Pool neck floats are a danger to babies, FDA warns
Neck floats marketed for babies to use in water can lead to serious injury or death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cooking with 'dirty' fuels affects women's mental health
About 2.6 billion people—nearly half of the global population, most of them in Africa, Asia and central and south America—rely on biomass fuels, like wood and charcoal, or kerosene to cook meals, heat and light their ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Health
US seeks to drastically cut nicotine content in cigarettes
President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels—a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry.
Jun 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US death rate from alcoholic liver cirrhosis triples over two decades
Americans may have a collective drinking problem, made worse by the obesity epidemic, new research suggests. The new study found that deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis have more than tripled in 20 years.
Jun 20, 2022
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Health
Pollution's deadly toll continues unabated
Pollution continues to kill approximately 9 million people around the world on an annual basis, according to a follow-up study to a landmark 2018 report by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a global research ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Immunology
Co-development of gut microbiome, respiratory and immune systems directly impact baby's development
A new multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has found that the co-development of three systems, the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system, is correlated ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Immunology
IgG antibodies in breast milk help shape infants' gut bacteria and immunity
Researchers have known for some time that maternal breast milk provides critical nutrients for newborns, and antibodies from mothers vaccinated against a specific disease-causing bacterium or virus can be transferred via ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study reveals genetic differences among fetal monocytes
A multidisciplinary team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered striking differences in gene expression of monocytes—specialized immune cells—in the developing fetus, according to findings published in ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Health
Smoke break: New study strengthens link between smoking and increased fracture risk in men
It's no secret that puffing cigarettes is the culprit behind a whole host of ailments, including respiratory diseases and cancers of the lungs and throat. But a new University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) study has revealed ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Medical research
Study examines why kidneys can't regenerate after birth
Tulane University researchers discovered a new mechanism that may explain why human kidneys, which are comprised of almost a million filter units, stop creating new filter cells after birth.
May 30, 2022
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