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23-Dec-2024

TNF inhibitors prevent complications in kids with Crohn's disease, recommended as first-line therapies

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Early treatment of pediatric Crohn’s disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk of perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease. Michigan Medicine researchers confirmed this finding using prospective data.

Journal: Gut

23-Dec-2024

AMS 2025 meeting promotes atmospheric science for a “thriving planet”

American Meteorological Society
Meeting Announcement

[Boston, MA—23 December, 2024] Thousands of professionals and students will gather to share the latest science and address key issues in weather, water, and climate at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in January. The world’s largest annual meeting focused on atmospheric and related sciences, AMS 2025 will be held 12–16 January, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and will highlight the latest scientific and professional advances in areas from extreme weather to environmental health, from cloud physics to space weather and more.

Meeting: 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society

23-Dec-2024

Months after Colorado's Marshall Fire, residents of surviving homes reported health symptoms, poor air quality

University of Colorado at Boulder
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Three years after the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, two new studies offer insight into what happens to air quality and health in the aftermath of urban wildfires.

Journal: ACS ES&T Air
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

23-Dec-2024

Researchers find compromised indoor air in homes following Marshall Fire

University of Colorado at Boulder
Peer-Reviewed Publication

First-of-its-kind study finds gases harmful to human health lingered for weeks following the fire.

Journal: ACS ES&T Air

23-Dec-2024

Unlocking the secrets of the heart: Simple scan could identify patients at risk for serious heart problems

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but UVA Health scientists are developing a noninvasive way to assess the health risks of unseen fat around the heart.

Journal: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Institute on Aging, American Heart Association, NIH/National Institutes of Health

23-Dec-2024

Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia and future neurological disorders

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this study, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia were associated with an increased risk of new-onset migraine, headache, epilepsy, sleep disorder, or mental fatigue within months to years after giving birth. Guidelines recommend follow-up after delivery for women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia for their increased risk of cardiovascular disease. At these visits, caregivers should also pay attention to persisting or new-onset of neurological symptoms, since this group of women appears to be vulnerable to developing or experiencing neurological disorders.

Journal: JAMA Neurology

23-Dec-2024

Trends in buprenorphine dispensing among adolescents and young adults in the US

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Between 2020 and 2023, buprenorphine dispensing increased among adolescents but decreased among young adults. The increases likely reflect successful outreach to pediatricians, enhanced prescribing through telehealth, and elimination of waiver requirements; these changes might differentially affect young adults, who might be less likely to access health care.

Journal: JAMA