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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Aug-2025 04:11 ET (6-Aug-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)

Breastfeeding duration and child development

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Exclusive or longer duration of breastfeeding was associated with reduced odds of developmental delays and language or social neurodevelopmental conditions in this cohort study. These findings may guide parents, caregivers, and public health initiatives in promoting early child development.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Innovation forums: Big ideas to reverse trajectory of community violence

Regenstrief Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Community violence is an extremely complex problem which has eluded solution. A study from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine researchers presents the use of innovation forums, held virtually with participants from the community, healthcare and local government to highlight priorities, recommend strategies and identify innovative solutions to counter community violence. In the study 10 groups of innovation forum participants generated 162 potential solutions to counter community violence.

Journal: Discover Public Health
Funder: Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health, City of Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety.

Study uncovers key role of RNA modifications in prostate cancer progression

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

Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Toronto have revealed how a tiny chemical modification in RNA, known as m6A, plays a critical role in the progression of prostate cancer, including driving some of its most dangerous forms of the disease.

Journal: Nature Genetics
Funder: Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, CIHR Skin Research Training Centre, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Prostate Cancer Foundation

Who’s to blame when AI makes a medical error?

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Assistive artificial intelligence technologies hold significant promise for transforming health care by aiding physicians in diagnosing, managing, and treating patients. However, the current trend of assistive AI implementation could actually worsen challenges related to error prevention and physician burnout, according to a new brief published in JAMA Health Forum Friday.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Mount Sinai launches Center for Artificial Intelligence in Children’s Health to advance AI-driven outcomes in children

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

New Center Aims to Accelerate AI Research and Personalized Treatment in Children’s Health

Understanding stressors female farmers face

University of Georgia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent research from the University of Georgia College of Public Health sheds light on the stressors female farm owners and managers face — challenges that can be overlooked in broader studies of agricultural well-being.

Journal: Rural Sociology

White-collar crimes: ‘Fall from grace’ and the stigma of reentry into society

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study focused on how stigma, social background and emotional factors impact white-collar offenders as they transition into society after prison and how modern technology, including social media, intensifies the stigma of imprisonment. While white-collar offenders typically face less difficulty securing employment and housing, due to stronger social networks and resources, they experience heightened anxiety about social stigma, particularly through online exposure. Their middle-class status increases vulnerability to public shaming, leading many to seek mental health support to cope with these challenges.

Journal: Justice Quarterly