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Parental supply of alcohol to adolescents is associated with increased odds of alcohol-related harms

Parental Supply of Alcohol to Adolescents Is Harmful

Odds of subsequent binge consumption, alcohol-related harm, symptoms of alcohol-use disorder up
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are associated with increased recurrence among men with prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Ups Risk of Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Following radical prostatectomy, higher BMI increases risk of recurrence for prostate cancer
High body fat levels are associated with elevated risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with normal body mass index

Body Fat Linked to Breast Cancer Risk in Normal-BMI Women

High whole-body, trunk fat mass tied to higher risk of ER-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Sleep duration and circadian components of the sleep/wake cycle are linked to obesity-related eating behaviors and childhood body weight

Sleep Duration, Cycle Linked to Childhood Body Weight

Shorter sleep duration, more fragmented circadian rhythms, increased intradaily variability tied to BMI
For patients with mild Alzheimer's disease

Solanezumab Doesn’t Affect Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s

No difference between the drug and placebo in change in ADAS cognitive subscale score at week 80
Breast cancer-specific mortality remains higher among women with diabetes who have longer diabetes duration or preexisting cardiovascular disease

Diabetes Impacts Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients

Longer duration of DM, pre-existing CVD increased all-cause and cancer-specific mortality
In low- and middle-income countries

High Within-Country Economic Inequality in C-Section Rates

In low-, middle-income countries, C-section rates are lowest in poorest fifth, highest in richest fifth
For stroke survivors

ASA: High Adherence to MIND Diet May Benefit Stroke Survivors

Following the diet is associated with a slower rate of global cognitive decline among stroke survivors
A standardized transplantation referral ratio can assess clinical performance of transplant referral among dialysis facilities

New Method Assesses Dialysis Facilities’ Transplant Referrals

Standardized transplantation referral ratio shows most variation is due to within-facility characteristics
HIV-infected and HIV-exposed but uninfected children have lower cognitive and motor scores than HIV-unexposed and uninfected children

Review: Lower Cognitive Scores for HIV+, HIV-Exposed Children

Lower scores for HIV+, HIV-exposed uninfected children versus HIV-unexposed and uninfected