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Should retailers pay more to sell tobacco?
New research into the impact of tobacco retailer licensing fees on tobacco availability has prompted public health experts to call on all Australian Governments to adopt a higher minimum standard of licensing regulation nationally to help drive down smoking rates.
Better interventions to support speech and swallowing in individuals with Down syndrome
Individuals with Down syndrome have vocational, educational, social and personal goals, all of which can be realized with targeted services, according to a Penn State research team. The researchers recently investigated how to establish specific support interventions related to speaking and swallowing in this population.
Marital stress may be associated with worse patient‐reported outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
About 46% of American adults are divorced, widowed or have never been married, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the proportion of never-marrieds has been rising steadily in modern times.
Cultural racism found to worsen health inequities between racial groups
Racism expressed through cultural norms can perpetuate negative health outcomes for non-white groups, according to a study by UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
COVID has changed how people view the environment and their relationship to it
An appreciation of the environmental benefits of lockdowns, concern about how COVID-related products have contributed to waste and hopes for a greener, pandemic-proof future are key findings of a national survey at the University of Auckland. The study’s findings are published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology and Environmental Development.
Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer’s disease during sleep and wakefulness
Photobiomodulation during sleep turns the brain into a washing machine, helping to cleanse its tissues of toxic beta-amyloid and increase resistance to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Kraft cheese slices recalled due to plastic wrap choking hazard
Kraft Heinz said it is recalling over 83,000 packs of its Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a packaging defect in the plastic that wraps the cheese slices.
Screen time at age 1 year tied to worse later developmental performance
Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Midlife insomnia may increase risk for later dementia
Insomnia and short sleep duration in middle age increase the risk for dementia, according to a study published in the September issue of Age and Ageing.