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Evening Light Exposure Associated With Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults

Half of older adults sleep with some light on, which was significantly associated with cardiovascular risk factors.

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Many Parents Do Not Recognize Impact of Screen Time on Eye Health

Only half of parents recognize that screen time has a major impact on their child’s eye health.

Familial Risk Estimated for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The risk for a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) having a first-degree relative (FDR) with IBD is increased.

Psychological Resilience Linked to Improved Walking After Hip Fracture

For older adults with hip fracture, higher levels of psychological resilience are associated with greater walking speed and distance 16 weeks later.

Regularly Sleeping 10 Hours or Longer Eases Transition to Kindergarten

Children who regularly obtain 10 or more hours of sleep per night transition to kindergarten more successfully than those who sleep less.

Imagery-Enhanced CBGT Elicits Heart Rate Variability Changes in Social Anxiety Disorder

Patients with social anxiety disorder who were referred to a specialist mental health service in Australia between 2016 and 2019 were recruited for this randomized controlled trial.

Geographic Variation Identified in Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss

There is considerable variation in county-level prevalence of visual acuity or blindness, with a positive correlation between visual acuity loss or blindness and the percentage of the population living below the poverty level.

Platinum Chemotherapy May Be Overused in BRCA1/2 Carriers With HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Among patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer, BRCA1/2 carriers were twice as likely as non-carriers to receive platinum chemotherapy.

More Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in US as of January 1, 2022

More than 18 million US cancer survivors were alive as of Jan. 1, 2022.

Childhood Obesity Rate in the US Higher Now Than 12 Years Prior

The incidence of childhood obesity is higher than 12 years previously.

Allo-HSCT: Unrelated, Haploidentical Donations May Yield Similar Outcomes

No differences were noted in rates of grade 2 to 4 acute graft-versus-host disease, non-relapse mortality, or relapse risk.