My Blue Dots – Page 73

Oxytocin improves contact between mothers with postpartum depression and their child

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Researchers at Radboud University and the Radboudumc found that mothers with postpartum depression benefit from oxytocin nasal spray. The oxytocin causes mothers to respond more positively to their newborn child. “Although extra oxytocin does not affect mothers’ caregiving behavior and stress levels, it does contribute to better contact between mother and child,” according to psychologist Madelon Hendricx-Riem, one of the researchers.

Who’s feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents

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Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can dramatically reduce the risk of peanut allergies later in childhood.

Pilot study demonstrates feasibility of digital tool for dietary goal setting in primary care diabetes management

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A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluated the feasibility of Nutri, a user-centered digital platform designed to support personalized, evidence-based diet goal setting during routine primary care visits for patients with type 2 diabetes. Findings show that primary care providers (PCPs) who used the system consistently, found it usable and satisfactory, and that patients were able to engage with the intervention effectively.

Women more susceptible to certain subjective effects of alcohol during binge drinking episodes

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A clinical trial led by the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital and Research Institute has found that women experience some of the subjective effects of acute alcohol intake, such as drunkenness and sedation, more intensely than men, when consumed over a short period of time.

Gwada-negative: The rarest blood group on Earth

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In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood group. The sole known carrier is a woman from Guadeloupe whose blood is so unique that doctors couldn’t find a single compatible donor.

Researchers identify project manager of the immune defense in the brain

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Infections in the brain can have serious consequences and are often fatal. The immune defense system works differently here than in the rest of the body. A team of researchers at TWINCORE—Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research in Hanover—has now discovered, in collaboration with partners, which signaling pathways play a central role in communication between immune cells in the brain in their defense against viruses. The results have now been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation.

Can one video change a teen’s mindset? New study says yes—but there’s a catch

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A mental health hack designed to promote mental well-being could shift how teenagers view themselves—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? Study suggests psilocybin preserves telomere length

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A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, may extend both cellular and organismal lifespans.

Health system partnership may help cut senior emergency room visits

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An innovative partnership between a health system and local congregations in neighborhoods with high need that provides individual companionship to older adults has found significant reductions in loneliness and a corresponding reduction in emergency department visits.

Key mechanisms of enzyme involved in rare metabolic disease identified

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An international research team has published a study in the journal The FEBS Journal that significantly advances the knowledge of a rare hereditary metabolic disease: classical homocystinuria. The team was coordinated by the Liver Diseases and Computational Chemistry groups at the CIC bioGUNE research center, member of BRTA.

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Most Americans favor MMR vaccine requirement for public school, survey finds

Researchers identify new method to protect against sepsis

Mental health effects of exposure to firearm violence persist long after direct exposure, global review indicates

Mediterranean diet may reduce gum disease

‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts

Oxytocin improves contact between mothers with postpartum depression and their child

Who’s feeding babies peanuts early? Too often, not low-income or minority parents

Pilot study demonstrates feasibility of digital tool for dietary goal setting in primary care diabetes management

Women more susceptible to certain subjective effects of alcohol during binge drinking episodes

Gwada-negative: The rarest blood group on Earth

Researchers identify project manager of the immune defense in the brain

Can one video change a teen’s mindset? New study says yes—but there’s a catch

Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? Study suggests psilocybin preserves telomere length

Health system partnership may help cut senior emergency room visits

Key mechanisms of enzyme involved in rare metabolic disease identified

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