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The individual and combined impacts of school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education and infrastructure operation and maintenance (O&M): A factorial cluster-randomized controlled trial in Uttar Pradesh, India

Hornsby G, Pu C, Badamikar A et al. · 2025 · Preprint

ABSTRACT Introduction While improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) service delivery in schools supports the Sustainable Development Goals, rigorous trials have recently reported inconsistent effects of WASH in schools (WinS)…

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Foetal Exposure to Phthalates and Endocrine Effects on the Leydig Cell.

Nielsen SP, Mathiesen L, Møller P · 2025 · Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology

This review examines the association between early life exposure to phthalates in human males and Leydig cell endocrine function. A systematic search was performed in PubMed and EMBASE, identifying 17 studies for analysis. Association…

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Causal effects of single-carbon metabolism and vitamin levels on autism spectrum disorder risk: a bidirectional Mendelian randomized study.

Zhu J, Yi Y, Ma L et al. · 2026 · Italian journal of pediatrics

BACKGROUND: Observational epidemiology studies suggested a relationship between single-carbon metabolism and vitamin levels with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk. We aimed to explore the causal relationship between them at the genetic…

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The association between residential natural vegetation exposure at diagnosis and colorectal cancer-specific mortality among colorectal cancer cases in Kentucky.

Newton JD, Ellis T, Ruther M et al. · 2026 · Environmental research

Living near green areas with high vegetation may contribute to an active lifestyle, stress reduction, and enhance social cohesion, and consequently may be associated with improved cancer survival. Epidemiologic studies focused on greenness…

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The Effect of Myo-Inositol Supplementation During Pregnancy on Fetal and Maternal Outcomes: Results of the Myo-Inositol for the Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (MiGDM) Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial.

Okunoye G, George Samuel C, Abdullahi H et al. · 2026 · Cureus

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication with significant maternal and neonatal risks, and its prevalence is particularly high in Qatar. Myo-inositol has been proposed as an insulin-sensitizing supplement that…

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Effect of different durations of treatment with antihypertensive drugs with anticholinergic effects on the risk of dementia: a target trial emulation study.

Aguado J, Gutierrez L, Forns J et al. · 2025 · American journal of epidemiology

Studying the effect of duration of treatment on prognostic outcomes using real-world data is challenging because only people who survive for a long time can receive a treatment for a long time. Specifying a target trial helps overcome such…

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Losing sleep? The effects of exposure to shootings near one's residence on self-reported sleep quantity in Chicago, 2020-2021.

McLone SG, Coleman CM, Matzke HJ et al. · 2026 · American journal of epidemiology

Firearm violence is a public health crisis in the United States and negatively impacts individuals and communities. We used data from The Healthy Chicago Survey, a citywide survey of 8754 respondents from 2020 to 2021, and police-reported…

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Negative news exposure does not affect risk or ambiguity aversion.

Garcia Campos LS, Lempert KM · 2025 · Frontiers in psychology

Introduction Uncertain decisions can be risky (with known probabilities) or ambiguous (with unknown probabilities). Previous studies have found that negative affect can increase risk aversion and ambiguity aversion, but it is unknown if…

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Elusive effects of legalized wolf hunting on human-wolf interactions.

Merz LM, von Hohenberg BC, Bergmann NT et al. · 2025 · Science advances

Expanding gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) populations in Europe and North America contribute to increased risks of livestock predation, which can threaten human livelihoods and lead government agencies to target wolves for lethal removal. Public…

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Examining valproate's potential anticancer effect among patients with bipolar disorder: a territory-wide active-comparator new user study spanning two decades.

Wei C, Ng VWS, Wei Y et al. · 2025 · BMC psychiatry

AIMS: Preclinical studies have suggested potential anticancer effects of valproate, but clinical evidence is limited and inconclusive. This study aims to reexamine the relationship between valproate use and cancer incidence, using lithium…

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