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Tired postpartum mother holding her sleeping newborn in a softly lit room. Longer Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Associated With Lower Late-Postpartum Overdose or Death Risk - Key Takeaways A study of 9,360 pregnancies among Tennessee Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder found that a greater number…
Middle-aged woman examining a gap from missing teeth while looking into a bathroom mirror. More Missing Teeth Are Associated With Poorer Kidney Function, Particularly Among Women - Key Takeaways A new cross-sectional analysis of 17,833 NHANES participants older than 40 linked greater tooth loss with poorer kidney…
Surgeon performing robotic-assisted knee replacement beside knee implant imaging, with an older man walking outdoors after recovery. Robotic Knee Replacement Improves Alignment and Implant Positioning but Shows No Early Advantage in Pain or Function - Key Takeaways In a randomized controlled trial, robotic-assisted total knee replacement produced more accurate alignment on several radiographic measures than…
Woman using a microcurrent toothbrush with an illustration showing its potential effects on plaque and gingival inflammation. Bioelectric Microcurrent Toothbrushes and Gingivitis: What a Randomized Clinical Trial Shows - Key Takeaways A new randomized clinical trial compared a bioelectric microcurrent toothbrush with manual and sonic toothbrushes in 99 adults…
Split scene showing a businessman in a high-rise office and a relaxed woman at home with her dog, illustrating material wealth and contentment. Why Having More May Never Feel Like Enough: Materialism, Greed, and Well-Being - Key Takeaways Having more money and feeling that you have enough are not the same thing. Psychological research on materialism…
Woman examining red, bleeding gums in a bathroom mirror. Longer Nighttime Sleep Linked to Less Gum Bleeding in Study of 6,750 Adults - Key Takeaways A cross-sectional study of 6,750 Iranian adults linked longer self-reported nighttime sleep with slightly lower odds of bleeding…
Pregnant woman wearing a face mask with a hazy city in the background and illustrations of a fetus and developing heart. Air Pollution Around Conception Linked to Higher Odds of Congenital Heart Defects - Key Takeaways In a study of 4,695 pregnant women, higher exposure to PM2.5, PM10 and nitrogen dioxide around conception was…
Grandparents, parents, and a child brushing their teeth together at home. Gum Disease and Tooth Decay Show Familial Clustering Across Three Generations, New Study Finds - Key Takeaways A new study of 966 co-resident three-generation families in South Korea found that clinically measured periodontitis and caries…
Human abdomen with an illustration of the intestines and a magnified view of gut microbes including Bacteroides and Prevotella. Gut Microbiome Pattern Linked to Earlier Inflammation and Higher Disease Risk - Key Takeaways In Danish adults, gut microbiome composition was more strongly associated than chronological age with most inflammatory and physiological…
Carrageenan, guar gum and modified starch displayed beside packaged foods and an enlarged ingredient label. Carrageenan, Guar Gum and Modified Starches Were Part of Food Additive Mix Linked to Heart Disease - Key Takeaways A prospective study of 112,050 French adults found that several patterns of food additives commonly consumed together were…
Doctor reviewing liver scans and a machine-learning recurrence risk assessment on a medical monitor. Machine-Learning Model Shows Promise for Predicting Liver Cancer Recurrence After Ablation - Key Takeaways Researchers developed a machine-learning model to estimate the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma returning after ablation. The retrospective study…
Evening Exercise Before a Short Night of Sleep A 30-Minute Evening Workout Improved Memory Performance After a Short Night of Sleep - Key Takeaways In a randomized laboratory experiment involving 88 healthy adults ages 18 to 35, people who exercised before a…

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  2. Woman examining red, bleeding gums in a bathroom mirror. Longer Nighttime Sleep Linked to Less Gum Bleeding in Study of 6,750 Adults
  3. Pregnant woman wearing a face mask with a hazy city in the background and illustrations of a fetus and developing heart. Air Pollution Around Conception Linked to Higher Odds of Congenital Heart Defects
  4. Grandparents, parents, and a child brushing their teeth together at home. Gum Disease and Tooth Decay Show Familial Clustering Across Three Generations, New Study Finds
  5. Human abdomen with an illustration of the intestines and a magnified view of gut microbes including Bacteroides and Prevotella. Gut Microbiome Pattern Linked to Earlier Inflammation and Higher Disease Risk
  6. Carrageenan, guar gum and modified starch displayed beside packaged foods and an enlarged ingredient label. Carrageenan, Guar Gum and Modified Starches Were Part of Food Additive Mix Linked to Heart Disease

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