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Prenatal Opioid Prescriptions Were Tied to 8% More Child Hospital Admissions Among Siblings, Versus 28% Against Matched Peers

Prenatal opioid prescriptions were tied to 28% more child hospital admissions, but just 8% when siblings were compared. What the study does not prove.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

6 Ways Chronic Pollution Exposure in Indian Cities Is Accelerating Neurological Decline

1. Fine particulate matter crosses the blood-brain barrierPM2.5 particles, the ultrafine pollutants that define Delhi's winter smog, are small enough to pass directly from the lungs into the bloodstream and from there into the brain. A 2023 study published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that long-term exposure to PM2.5…

Times Life · Sep 1

Why the 5 AM to 7 AM Slot Is the Best Deep Work and Focus Window in Indian Summers

What heat does to concentration, and why 5 AM is the exceptionCognitive performance begins to degrade measurably once the ambient temperature crosses 30°C. A 2020 study published in PLOS Medicine, tracking students in Boston during a heatwave, found that those without air conditioning scored 13 percent lower on cognitive tests…

Times Life · Aug 17

UK Soft Drink Taxes Associated With Decreased Obesity In Girls

According to a new study published January 26th in PLOS Medicine by Nina Rogers of the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, UK, and colleagues, the implementation of the two-tier soft drinks industry levy in the UK in 2018 was associated with an 8 per cent reduction in obesity…

Dynamite News · Jan 27, 2023