Overweight & Obesity

COVID-19 pandemic linked to increases in childhood obesity

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children's education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. pediatric population by roughly 1 million youngsters, according to a ...

Neuroscience

Why undisturbed sleep is important to brain injury recovery

A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that fragmented sleep in injured mice is linked to a loss of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep and increased fatigue.

Health

What your sweat can reveal about your health

Sweat contains a wealth of biological information that, with the help of artificial intelligence and next-generation sensors, could transform how we monitor our health and well-being, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Youth economic struggles linked to higher suicide risk

Youth from low-income families are at a higher risk of suicide than their more well-off peers. But targeted interventions focused on improving their sleep may help mitigate that risk, according to new research from the University ...

Oncology & Cancer

Major treatment overhauls for acute myeloid leukemia

A new generation of targeted treatments and gentler chemotherapy options for older adults with a new diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is driving better survival and cure rates.

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