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Medical Xpress / Most breastfeeding mothers take medication, but many are making decisions without good information

When a woman who is breastfeeding develops an infection or a flare of a chronic condition, she faces a decision that sounds simple but rarely is: Should she take the medication to treat her condition?

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Incinerator bottom ash could be used as a filler in cement without material strength loss

Research published in the International Journal of Environmental Engineering has demonstrated that bottom ash from incinerated municipal solid waste could be used below a certain concentration as a filler in cement without ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / One in four teens report using mobile food delivery at school

Nearly one-quarter of teens reported using mobile food delivery services during school hours, and almost half said they use them after school, according to a national survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adolescents.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / New research reveals mass shootings and suicide deaths share summer peaks

A new study has found that mass shootings and deaths by suicide in the United States share seasonal patterns, reaching their highest levels during summer months. Analyzing national data spanning 2014–2021, researchers observed ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study tracks risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and dementias in South Asian Americans

Members of diasporas across the world, such as the large Indian diaspora, are influenced by the food and lifestyle of the countries where they live. The new societal factors they experience, together with differences in their ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Pediatric offices deliver family-based obesity treatment with lasting benefits, trial finds

Childhood obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children. Now, a large clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Development of a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health

The actions of big business shape public health, so local authorities need to carefully consider how to govern their relationships with them.

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Measuring more than recovery: New health care tool for older Australians

Older Australians account for almost half of all hospitalizations and more than half of total patient days, yet there is no consistent way to measure whether this care improves their quality of life beyond clinical outcomes.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 80% of toddler foods on grocery shelves are ultra-processed, audit reveals

An audit of toddler foods sold at 21 grocery stores in Texas revealed that 4 out of 5 products were ultra-processed and 49% of all products failed to meet at least one nutrient standard established by the World Health Organization ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI chatbots need cultural awareness to earn trust

As AI becomes part of daily life, a UC researcher says one of its most unacknowledged blind spots is also one of the most human: culture.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How to see like a surgeon: Cracking the code of visual expertise to train AI

We commonly say an art curator casts "an expert eye" over a painting, or an auditor over a set of accounts. But what is it that, for example, allows an experienced birdwatcher to identify an uncommon species rapidly, at a ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater—here's why

Pennsylvania's roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that's many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel ...

15 hours ago