Compuscript Publishing is pleased to announce that Zoonoses, an open-access journal dedicated to research on zoonotic diseases and One Health, has been accepted for coverage in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

The Inflation Reduction Act’s attempt to improve insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries—by capping out-of-pocket costs at $35—was associated with lower out-of-pocket costs and increased insulin usage, but only for a small portion of U.S. patients, according to a new study published in JAMA on Saturday.

Computer scientists urge a fundamental shift in how problems are formulated in reinforcement learning for healthcare

Dr. Michael Golding, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, studies how alcohol exposure may alter biological signals in sperm in ways that affect offspring development and metabolism.  

Through a new $2.9 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and supported by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Golding and his team will expand their research into how parental alcohol exposure may contribute to chronic disease, accelerated aging and developmental disorders in offspring.

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is rising among human infections with Escherichia coli bacteria that produce the Shiga toxin, responsible for the majority of severe illnesses linked to E. coli, according to a study analyzing data from nearly 2,000 infections in the United States between 2010 and 2021. The increase in resistance points to a need for antibiotic stewardship in the food production chain as well as in human health.

About The Study: The results of this cohort study suggest that simply smartphone acquisition at age 13 was not associated with depression or with obesity, but was associated with insufficient sleep at age 14; however, the amount of smartphone use was associated with higher odds of all 3 outcomes. Behavioral interventions like limiting smartphone time and keeping smartphones out of bedrooms at night may protect adolescents from potential adverse health outcomes. Findings offer insights to guide caregivers on adolescent smartphone use and inform policies aimed at protecting youth, such as delaying smartphone acquisition until age 13.