Day: March 22, 2024

HMN 2024 – Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, has been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. In a heartfelt video message, she revealed that after undergoing major abdominal surgery in January, it was initially believed her condition was non-cancerous. However, subsequent tests revealed the presence of cancer. Kate is now undergoing a course of preventative Read More

HMN 2024 – Colonization with butyrate-producing bacteria is associated with protection against severe infection. Credit: R. Kullberg et al A study of two large European patient cohorts has found that for every 10% increase in butyrate-producing bacteria in a patient’s gut, the risk of hospitalization for any infection falls by between 14 and 25% across Read More

HMN 2024 – For adolescents and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the use of ADHD medications is associated with fewer psychiatric and nonpsychiatric hospitalizations, according to a study published online March 20 in JAMA Network Open. Heidi Taipale, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the association between use of specific ADHD Read More

HMN 2024 – A multicomponent intervention improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for women with moderate-to-severe overactive bladder, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open. Satoshi Funada, M.D., Ph.D., from the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, and colleagues examined the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention with cognitive Read More

HMN 2024 – Motor skills and sensory features differ for children with autism with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published online March 5 in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Emily C. Skaletski, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues conducted an observational study involving 67 children with autism, 43 Read More

HMN 2024 – Living in neighborhoods where residents have lower incomes and limited food access during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of babies born small for gestational age or with lower birthweight, according to a new study from the NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Previous studies have shown that Read More

HMN 2024 – Credit: Research Square (2024). DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3958741/v1 In a new study, Patricia Eustachio Colombo and her colleagues have developed suggestions for healthy and climate-friendly dietary patterns. Now, it’s just a matter of getting us to adopt them. How important is the diet from an environmental point of view? Very important! The food we Read More