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Greater fish consumption is associated with fewer sleep problems and higher IQ scores in children

Sleep May Mediate Fish-Cognition Relationship in Children

Sleep quality partially mediates relationship between fish consumption and verbal IQ in children
Across cancers

Out-of-Pocket Costs Correlate With Receipt of Cancer Care

Across cancers, higher costs tied to higher rates of oral prescription abandonment, delayed initiation
Neuroanatomic abnormalities are seen in cohorts at high risk for autism spectrum disorder

Neuroanatomic Abnormalities ID’d in Those at Risk for Autism

Seen in carriers of deletion or duplication at 16p11.2, a common cause of autism spectrum disorder
New classification criteria have been developed for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Criteria Developed for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

Classification criteria developed from rheumatology, dermatology, neurology, pediatric clinic data
There are noticeable differences in hospice utilization among patients with malignant glioma

Variation Seen in Hospice Use for Malignant Glioma

Differences by race, sex, age, level of education, urban versus rural residence identified
Childhood blood lead level is a poor discriminator between criminal conviction and no conviction

Weak Association for Blood Lead Levels, Criminal Behavior

Lead levels in childhood weakly tied to conviction outcomes when socioeconomic status is not a factor
Prenatal marijuana use increased from 2009 to 2016 for pregnant women of all ages

2009 to 2016 Saw Increase in Prenatal Marijuana Use

Greatest increases seen for pregnant females aged younger than 18 years, those aged 18 to 24 years
Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and warm-season ozone at levels below current national air quality standards is associated with increased risk of mortality in the U.S. Medicare population

Exposure to PM2.5, Ozone at Low Levels Linked to Mortality

Link between short-term exposure to levels below air quality standards, mortality in Medicare population
For community-dwelling older adults

Calcium, Vitamin D Don’t Seem to Reduce Fracture Risk in Seniors

No reduction in incidence of fractures among community-dwelling older adults taking supplements
Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 is effective for breastfed infants with colic

L. reuteri DSM17938 Effective for Colic in Breastfed Infants

Probiotic group averaged less crying and/or fussing time; more likely to experience treatment success