News at a glance: Plants ’ tree of life, conserving U.S. federal lands, and entertaining invertebrate sentience
CONSERVATION
Interior Department boosts restoration
The largest manager of public lands in the United States last week announced it will manage them to promote ecological stewardship, while continuing to allow extractive commercial uses such as mining, oil drilling, and cattle grazing. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees nearly 1 million square kilometers of federal land, about 10% of the country’s landmass, mostly in Western states. Under a rule issued on 18 April,
BLM will now assess the ecological condition of all hectares it manages
, not just grazing land. The agency will a...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
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Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 533: Healthy Habits, Physical Activity, Stress, and Food Consumption Trends in Chilean Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In conclusion, IBS has a multifactorial etiology, and correcting individual habits such as alcohol consumption could potentially prevent or delay its development. Therefore, it is important to maintain healthy lifestyles, regardless of non-modifiable factors such as gender, in order to better cope with this syndrome. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Carolina Mandiola-Palma Camila Leiva Mar ía Jesús Moya-Salazar Eliane A. Goicochea-Palomino Hans Contreras-Pulache Jeel Moya-Salazar Tags: Article Source Type: research
Spatio-temporal distribution of hospitalizations for chronic Chagas disease and risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality and surgical intervention in Chile
by Nicolhole Atero, Marisa Torres, Ang élica Domínguez, Benjamín Diethelm-Varela, Francisca Córdova-Bührle, Fernando O. Mardones
Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected parasitic zoonotic disease that affects over 6 million people worldwide. We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the spatiotemporal trends and risk factors for hospitalization rates of CD with cardiac and digestive diagnoses in Chile. We used the Mann-Kendall analysis for temporal trends, Global Moran ’s Index, and Local Indicators of Spatial Association to identify spatial autocorrelation, and regression models to determine the risk factors associ...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 25, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Nicolhole Atero Source Type: research
Induction treatment for lupus nephritis at a high-complexity hospital in Chile
CONCLUSION: This study did not find significant differences in the clinical response to IVC or MMF at 6 months. Future prospective studies are required to determine the optimal induction therapy for LN, especially in Latin populations.PMID:38652826 | DOI:10.1177/09612033241249574 (Source: Lupus)
Source: Lupus - April 23, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Paulina Ramirez Andres Giglio Jorge Verdugo Francisco Gutierrez Source Type: research
Induction treatment for lupus nephritis at a high-complexity hospital in Chile
CONCLUSION: This study did not find significant differences in the clinical response to IVC or MMF at 6 months. Future prospective studies are required to determine the optimal induction therapy for LN, especially in Latin populations.PMID:38652826 | DOI:10.1177/09612033241249574 (Source: Lupus)
Source: Lupus - April 23, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Paulina Ramirez Andres Giglio Jorge Verdugo Francisco Gutierrez Source Type: research
Coma Prevalence in Critical Care Units in Chile: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey on World Coma Day
ConclusionsThis study provides an overview of the prevalence of coma in Chilean critical and cardiac care units. Coma is a common condition. Comatose patients frequently experience medical complications during their hospitalization. (Source: Neurocritical Care)
Source: Neurocritical Care - April 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Fruitful changes? Exploring household fruit purchase decisions following comprehensive food policy regulations in Chile
This study analyzes whether, following the announcement, modification, and implementation of Chile's Food Labeling and Advertising law targeting highly processed food (occurring in 2012, 2015, and 2016, respectively), households improved their fruit purchase decisions: purchase participation (i.e., buying likelihood) and purchase quantity. Expenditure data from a representative sample of Chilean households were employed, covering two consecutive survey waves conducted in 2011/2012 and 2016/2017. After controlling for socioeconomic factors (e.g., prices and income), results indicate that only purchase participation increase...
Source: Appetite - April 20, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Grace Melo Source Type: research
Rate of severe exacerbations, healthcare resource utilisation and clinical outcomes in patients with COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the EXACOS International Study
DISCUSSION: The findings presented here indicate that effective treatment strategies to prevent severe exacerbations in patients with COPD remain a significant unmet need in low-income and middle-income countries.PMID:38637115 | PMC:PMC11029392 | DOI:10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002101 (Source: Respiratory Care)
Source: Respiratory Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rodrigo Abensur Athanazio Laura Bernal Villada Sergey N Avdeev Hao-Chien Wang Alejandra Ram írez-Venegas Mart ín Sivori Jorge Dreyse Manuel Pacheco Sin Kit Man Lorena Noriega-Aguirre Hisham Farouk Source Type: research
The interplay between emotional and breastfeeding difficulties in first-time mothers
CONCLUSION: Breastfeeding difficulties and social support are associated with fewer mental health symptoms and higher parental self-efficacy during early postpartum in first-time mothers.PMID:38627925 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2024.2342893 (Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology)
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mar ía Ignacia García Soledad Coo Ver ónica Valdés Source Type: research
Occurrence of area postrema syndrome during follow-up: phenotype and influence over NMOSD activity in LATAM in real-world settings
ConclusionsOur findings indicate that 18.3% of NMOSD patients developed APS during the follow-up period, with most patients fulfilling criteria for severe APS. The inflammatory activity decreased after the onset of APS compared to the previous year. (Source: Journal of Neurology)
Source: Journal of Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Development of mental health first-aid guidelines for a person after a potentially traumatic event: A Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile
Exposure to potentially traumatic events increases the risk of a person developing a mental disorder. Training community members to offer support to a person during and after a traumatic situation may help low... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mart ín Agrest, Thamara Tapia-Muñoz, Esteban Encina-Zúñiga, Isidora Vidal-Zamora, Sara Ardila-Gómez, Rubén Alvarado, Eduardo A Leiderman and Nicola Reavley Tags: Research Source Type: research
Giant planets ran amok soon after Solar System ’s birth
In its youth, the Solar System underwent a momentous upheaval: Gravitational tugs between the giant planets threw them off-track, causing Jupiter’s orbit to jump closer to the Sun, while Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were flung outward. The gravity of the rampaging giants scattered Pluto and other icy bodies to the Kuiper belt, shepherded the asteroid belt into its current location, and sent countless bodies crashing into the inner Solar System.
For many years, researchers believed this “giant planet instability” occurred 600 million years after the Solar System’s birth 4.57 billion years ago, based on the ages...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
