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Study shows racial/ethnic disparities in surgery for children with cleft lip

Wolters Kluwer Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Journal: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Genomic databases need more diversity

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a broad and deep genomic database of Latin Americans which gathers genome-wide data of Latin American populations into a single source and allows other scientists to easily add that population to their own research studies without straining budgets.

Journal: Cell Genomics

Drug supply chain issues more likely to result in shortages in US than Canada

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reports of drug-related supply-chain issues were 40% less likely to result in drug shortages in Canada versus the United States, according to a new study from University of Pittsburgh researchers and published today in JAMA.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Differences in Drug Shortages in the US and Canada

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Drug-related reports of supply chain issues were 40% less likely to result in meaningful drug shortages in Canada compared with the U.S. These findings highlight the need for international cooperation between countries to curb the effects of drug shortages and improve resiliency of the supply chain for drugs.

Journal: JAMA

Survival outcomes of an early intervention smoking cessation treatment after a cancer diagnosis

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The results of this prospective cohort study suggest that evidence-based smoking cessation treatment within 6 months following a cancer diagnosis maximizes survival benefit. This study supports smoking cessation as an important early clinical intervention for patients after being diagnosed with cancer.

Journal: JAMA Oncology

Longevity biotechnology: AI, biomarkers, geroscience & applications for healthy aging

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY- October 31, 2024 – A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 20, entitled, “Longevity biotechnology: bridging AI, biomarkers, geroscience and clinical applications for healthy longevity.”

Journal: Aging-US

Between night and day: The power of flies to adapt

University of Lausanne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Most plants and animals are exposed to a wide range of environmental variations. A study published in the journal Nature and conducted by the team of Richard Benton, professor at the Center for Integrative Genomics in the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at the University of Lausanne, looks at the ability of drosophila to adapt to fluctuations in day length.

Journal: Nature