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Nutrition support during pregnancy improves birth outcomes, global study finds

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

George Mason-led research finds that food-based prenatal supplements improve birth weights across Africa and South Asia.

Journal: PLOS Medicine

How childhood maltreatment increases risk of later domestic abuse

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimised by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Funder: Leverhulme Trust

Study finds integrating substance use disorder treatment into clinic-based internal medicine expands access to care

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that embedding addiction treatment into primary care training clinics may be a promising approach to addressing substance use disorders.

Journal: Academic Medicine

Management of spontaneous abortion among commercially insured individuals in the United States after Dobbs v Jackson

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: State-level abortion bans were associated with a shift in spontaneous abortion management away from medication and toward expectant approaches, with persistent reliance on suboptimal misoprostol-only regimens in ban states, suggesting a decrease in management options for individuals with spontaneous abortion in ban states.

Journal: JAMA

Study finds payments to Medicare Advantage brokers potentially reached $10 billion annually

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The analysis conducted by the research team at Brown’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at this market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The study found that broker involvement is both common and growing. In 2014, 36% of first-time Medicare Advantage enrollees used a broker, a figure that rose to 44% by 2022.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine
Funder: Arnold Ventures

New drug target identified for Fragile X syndrome

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UCLA Health researchers have identified a potential drug target for treating Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism that affects roughly 1 in 2,000 boys.UCLA Health researchers have identified a potential drug target for treating Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism that affects roughly 1 in 2,000 boys.

Journal: Neuron

Alzheimer’s drug analysis may lead to misinterpretations of drug's effects, study finds

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A statistical approach being used to support a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs may lead to overstated claims about how the drugs work, according to a new study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health.

Journal: JAMA Neurology

Amateur soccer heading and acute elevations in blood-based p-Tau217 and S100B

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this case-control study show that soccer heading was associated with acute increases in blood biomarkers of neural damage, including dose-response relationships. These findings suggest that amateur-level heading may acutely affect neural integrity.

Journal: JAMA Neurology

Dual immunization against RSV with RSVpreF and nirsevimab

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cohort study describes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among infants in France who received both maternal RSVpreF vaccination and nirsevimab during the 2024-2025 RSV season.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics