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Policy & Ethics

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6-Feb-2025

Nutrition labels meant to promote healthy eating could discourage purchases

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels, a new study shows some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect.

Journal: Food Policy

6-Feb-2025

New agroforestry maps plot environmental, social, and economic benefits of trees

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There’s a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don’t mix. But agroforestry can provide a multitude of benefits to farmers and landscapes. A new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study provides a foundation for strategic plans that integrate environmental, social, and economic considerations of trees in agricultural landscapes.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

6-Feb-2025

Cannabis use disorder emergency department visits and hospitalizations and 5-year mortality

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study of all residents of Ontario, Canada, individuals with incident hospital-based cannabis use disorder care were at markedly increased risk of death compared with the general population. These findings suggest important clinical and policy implications, given global trends toward cannabis legalization and market commercialization accompanied by increasing cannabis use and cannabis use disorders.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

6-Feb-2025

The ISSCR to celebrate 20th anniversary of iPSC Discovery in Kyoto, Japan

International Society for Stem Cell Research
Meeting Announcement

World-renowned stem cell scientists will gather in Kyoto, Japan for the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) International Symposium, 20 Years of iPSC Discovery: A Celebration and Vision for the Future. Professor Shinya Yamanaka, who earned the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his breakthrough iPSC discovery, is leading the scientific program for the historic event.

6-Feb-2025

Rethinking energy demand can foster sustainable development and reduce emissions from buildings and transport

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, IIASA scientists show that a mix of policy measures, including both technological solutions and behavioral changes, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in buildings and transport.

Journal: Nature Energy

6-Feb-2025

New study unveils dramatic global disparities in the progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals

Reichman University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers reveal polarized global landscape and 'systematically neglected' SDG targets affecting nations' trajectories toward sustainable development, while leaving behind hundreds of millions of people.

Journal: Nature Communications

5-Feb-2025

McDonald’s thwarts council efforts to stop new branches by claiming it promotes ‘healthier lifestyles’

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

McDonald's is overturning council attempts to prevent new fast food outlets by claiming they will encourage healthier lifestyles, reveals an investigation published by The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ
Funder: BMJ Investigations Unit with support from Impact on Urban Health