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Weekly Health Digest: Stem Cell Transplants, Sleep and Dementia, Sugar From Birth, Cold Meds Regulation

Exploring Health

Dr. Victoire Leroy of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, one of the researchers, believed that addressing proactive signs of restlessness may prevent negative cognitive health outcomes. Leroy and colleagues study suggests that proactive measures now could prevent impairment later as we age.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. Founded in 2007, Frontiers is an award-winning open science publishing platform.

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Consuming added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones

Frontiers

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Yin et al. analyzed epidemiological data on 28,303 adult women and men, collected between 2007 to 2018 within the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). “It suggests that limiting added sugar intake may help to prevent the formation of kidney stones.”

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The Alarming Rise of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among US Youth

Mercola

1 This represents a 123% increase in adult cases and a 133% rise among children from 2007 to 2016. 3 These figures highlight the growing impact of IBD on both the health care system and the lives of those affected. Antibiotics disrupt your gut microbiome, which is key for maintaining digestive health. were living with IBD.

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Have smartphones and ubiquitous internet access affected sedentary time among children and adolescents?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

The public health consequences of this increase in sedentary time are uncertain. Sedentary time appears to be unrelated to metabolic health in youth, when moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is taken into consideration. His research interests focus on the health effects of physical activity on non-communicable diseases.

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High-Fat Diet Linked to Increased Risk of Kidney Stones

Mercola

The team relied on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data set spanning 2007 to 2018, allowing for a thorough look at how fatty acid consumption compares to the presence of past or current kidney stones. 4 These participants represented a broad cross-section of the U.S.

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More Americans surviving cancer, but more younger Americans and women diagnosed: Research

The Hill

Men, meanwhile, saw a dramatic spike in the early 1990s in cancer incidence because of a surge in early detection of asymptomatic prostate cancer, and then saw a steep decline from 2007 to 2013, before largely leveling off through 2021. In 2007, cancer incidence in middle-aged women was 21 percent lower than in their male counterparts.

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