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Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint
Climate change has been identified as a serious hazard to human health by the World Health Organization (WHO). Climate justice is inextricably linked...
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Parental loss at a young age affects a person’s immune system later in life
When a person loses a parent or a caregiver at a young age, their immune system suffers later in life,...
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Research sheds light on continuous development of social understanding from adolescence into early adulthood
The capability to reflect on their own mental state and that of others continues to develop throughout adolescence, with mentalizing...
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Study yields important findings about COVID-19 vaccination and previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in children younger than 12 years
A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases examined the effects of prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and...
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Scientists uncover molecular mechanism contributing to defective heart development in Down syndrome
Infants born with Down syndrome, the genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, or trisomy 21, are...
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Study identifies socioeconomic disparities in the health behaviors of Japanese adolescents before and during COVID-19
A study by Assistant Professor KYAN Akira (Department of Social Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health,...
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Does drinking 100% fruit juice reduce risk of cardiovascular disease?
A recent study published in Frontiers of Nutrition evaluates whether and how polyphenols in fruit juices mediate effects on cardiometabolic...
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Study reveals patterns of high blood pressure in pregnant women, linked to maternal health risks
Gestational hypertension has been recognized as one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide. A recent Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular...
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Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency
Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted...
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New measurement tool helps analyze quality of life after childhood cancer
A new measurement tool helps analyze the survival rate of children with cancer, but also the quality of survival. Researchers...
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Exercise is a viable intervention for improving depression and anxiety in young individuals, study finds
Scientists at the Hunan Normal University, China, have conducted network meta-analysis of available literature to identify the best type of...
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Early eczema strongly predicts allergies in young adults, study finds
In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers evaluated the role of eczema in the initial three years...
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Female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have about 32% higher mortality risk than males
A Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenital diaphragmatic...
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for mothers may help prevent future psychiatric illness in infants
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered to new mothers by individuals who previously recovered from post-partum depression (PPD) may help prevent...
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