Health

Fiona Baker, the director of SRI's Human Sleep Research Program, studies the complex links between sleep and overall health and well-being. Much of her work has been focused on sleep patterns in adult women, but recently her attention has turned to adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial time for developing healthy sleep patterns as it is for brain development. In her research, Baker draws clear lines of connection between the two.

Concussions are an undesirable result of contact sports at the junior and senior levels. Sports doctors at the University of South Australia are now suggesting that kid athletes who have suffered brain trauma take longer to recover, citing recent research that shows a concussion can increase the chance of future damage by 50%.

Taking a "food is medicine" approach, according to a new study undertaken by experts at the Mass General Brigham hospital system, could increase nutrition security for families while simultaneously lowering children's body mass index (BMI). Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital explored if providing weekly plant-based snacks to families seeking food assistance during the epidemic affected children's weight.

According to a new study that looked at data from the landmark ASPREE trial, using aspirin on a daily basis for an extended period of time increases the risk of anaemia by 20% in people aged 70 and older.

According to a new study conducted by academics at UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay, daytime napping may assist to protect brain function by slowing the speed at which our brains shrink as we age.

Because the disease is becoming increasingly resistant to existing medications, a group of UCF researchers is attempting to use cancer pharmaceuticals to accelerate the development of new, life-saving malaria treatments. The study's findings were published in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases.