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Study links traffic-related pollution to risk of asthma in children

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New research led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Harvard T.H. In the Boston area, the presence of black carbon is linked to traffic-related pollution—as opposed to other regions where soot may come from a mix of sources. —corresponding author Mary B. —Mary Rice.

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Study finds even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks; risk rises within hours of exposure

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Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34%, according to a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. standards and protects human health. Writing in the 14 Feb. —Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DrPH, the study’s senior author.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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“There’s tremendous, immediate clinical value in helping people feel better today by integrating these signals into mental-health care,” says John Torous , director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. Globally, one in 8 people live with a mental illness, including 40 million with bipolar disorder.

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Can Neural Stimulation Zap Addiction?

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Regulators in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Israel have already authorized the treatment as an aid for cigarette smokers hoping to kick the habit. But most studies of TMS for addiction have been small and short, relying on brain-stimulation parameters borrowed from the treatment playbook for other psychiatric conditions.