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New model reveals how disability caregiving reshapes parents' lives over decades

Researchers are sounding the alarm on the long-term impact of caring for children with developmental disabilities in the absence of proper societal supports across the life course. A new conceptual study, published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review, proposes a new model fo

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In São Paulo, Brazil, the expansion of bike lanes and parks encourages residents to cycle

According to a study that analyzed the behavior of 1,500 São Paulo residents between 2014 and 2024, the implementation of new bike lanes, parks and other public facilities in the Brazilian city has encouraged transportation-related physical activity and promoted public health ben

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One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts often fail to spot at-risk babies, large study finds

One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts used in the NHS to monitor babies' growth before birth often misclassify babies as being either too small or too large, which can lead to missed cases at risk of stillbirth or unnecessary interventions, finds a study of more than 3 million NH

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Cellular 'bandages' help rebuild uterine lining after monthly shedding, study finds

For most women past puberty, the uterine lining (endometrium) sheds from the body roughly every month if there is no fertilized egg present. Then, the uterus rebuilds itself to prepare for a potential pregnancy. While this process—the menstrual cycle—is widely known, how it works

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Sleep problems in dementia care are linked more to emotional well-being than fear of falli

While fear of falling has long been linked to poor sleep among older adults, new research from George Mason University suggests that emotional well-being may be an even stronger predictor of sleep quality for people with dementia and the spouses who care for them. In what is beli

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Moderate, home-based exercise found safe for aortic dissection survivors

A multicenter clinical trial led by UTHealth Houston has found that survivors of aortic dissection can participate in moderate-intensity exercise at home without increasing the risk of recurrent aortic events. The study is published in Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes.

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Gut bacteria linked to malnutrition may pass to younger generations

A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that an intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth may be transmitted from one generation to the next via the small intestinal microbiome. Analyzing mouse models of the

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Families report positive outcomes from fully virtual, BCBA-delivered, focused autism suppo

A new study, conducted by AnswersNow in partnership with the Clemson Center for Behavior Analysis (Clemson University) and published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, finds that fully virtual applied behavior analysis (ABA) services delivered by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Medical AI may look less biased on paper but not in practice, new study finds

Large language models (LLMs) are only as good as the data they learn from. If their training data contains social biases, the models may unintentionally repeat those biases in their responses. As their use increases with the rise of generative AI, it has become evident that they

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Does a person's neighborhood impact their risk of pancreatic cancer?

A new Yale-led study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum is the first to examine the overall relationship between pancreatic cancer and neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors.

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ADHD medication misuse declines among US adults, study finds

Misuse of stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has declined sharply. In 2023, approximately 3.7% of adults younger than 30 misused these medications, down from 7.5% in 2016. In 2023, 1.9% of adults of all ages misused them, with misuse more co

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Eight-patient Parkinson's stem cell clinical trial confirms feasibility

A landmark study led by Lund, Sweden, has shown that transplanting stem cell-derived dopamine progenitor cells into the brain is feasible. Eight patients were transplanted in the first clinical trial, and no serious side effects linked to the transplanted cells were seen during t

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