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Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and this rises to 59% by the age of seven, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, looked at …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be smaller now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, an updated Cochrane review has found. The team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Dundee and Aberdeen reviewed the evidence from 157 studies which …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Emphasizing children’s rights over their own bodies should play a key role in protecting them against genital cutting and modification, a new study says. The research says children‘s interest in bodily integrity has priority over their parents’ community or religious associations. It should also take priority …

Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID/CC0 Public Domain A study led by researchers at …

The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the report from the U.S. …

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Representative imaging with [89Zr]Zr-girentuximab. Credit: The Lancet Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00402-9 A new study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer. The findings, published in …

Sample quality control image sent to PACS from the AI Server. Transparent overlays show segmented liver, spleen, visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat from an AI segmentation algorithm used to screen for hepatic steatosis. This allows the radiologist to quickly verify accurate liver and spleen segmentations before including AI spleen and …

Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemosphere (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143319 From toys to kitchenware to food takeout trays, researchers have discovered a toxic chemical banned for its link to cancer in many common household items. Exposure to the flame retardant can come with serious health risks. “We knew even before we started this …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic brought a fair deal of stress to everyone, but especially older people worldwide. Between December 2019 and March 2020, 32% of those infected were hospitalized, 2.4% developed acute illness requiring ventilation, and 1.5%—more than 50,000 people—died. A year and a half into the …