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Translating Multisectoral Nutrition Policy into Community Practice: Participation of Nutrition Officers in Tanzania Fosters Effective Collaborative Strategies to Improve Child Nutrition

Elsevier, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, 1 April 2022
This paper concludes that effective local implementation of MSN (Multisectoral Nutrition) policy requires country-level commitment together with local leadership and capacity building, and community engagement to ensure efforts fit program contexts.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Africa

How Is Context Addressed in Growth Monitoring? A Comparison of the Tanzanian, Indian, and Dutch Manuals

Elsevier,

Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, 1 April 2022

This study compares GM (Growth Monitoring) manuals from Tanzania, India and The Netherlands with each other, and with the materials for the WHO’s training course on child growth assessment.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing; Population Growth, Global

A review on the impacts of nanomaterials on neuromodulation and neurological dysfunction using a zebrafish animal model

Graphical abstract
Elsevier
Nanomaterials including engineered nanomaterials and nanoplastics emerge as new pollutants to the ecosystem. In particular, studies on the adverse effects of nanomaterials on the brain are limited. Various animal models offer opportunities to evaluate neurological effects of nanomaterials. We summarize recent studies and key findings on neurotoxicological effects of nanomaterials, focusing on zebrafish.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Wastewater irrigation and crop yield: A meta-analysis

Elsevier,

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Volume 21, April 2022

Using agronomic experiment data from 62 studies between 1987 and 2021, we employ a meta-analysis to analyze the factors contributing to the heterogeneous effects of wastewater irrigation on crop yield.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing; Water and sanitation, Global

Help Ukraine

Elsevier,

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2022, 100955

Helping Ukraine during the crisis.
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SDG:

Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Health and population; Human rights, Europe

The genetics of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)

A schematic diagram of the protein structure of Fibrocystin (FPC) and DZIP1L
Elsevier,

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, Volume 1868, 1 April 2022

ARPKD is a rare disease. This review explores the genetics of ARPKD and is accompanied by a short video by the author with a summary of the article.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Psychosocial impact of the War in Ukraine on pediatric cancer patients and their families receiving oncological care outside their country at the onset of hostilities

Elsevier,

Advances in Radiation Oncology,
2022,
100957,

For Ukrainian pediatric cancer patients receiving care outside of their nation's borders on February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine compounded these problems.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Europe

Dementia risk in a diverse population: A single-region nested case-control study in the East End of London

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 15, April 2022

An article on dementia risk, in the context of SDGs 3 and 10, focusing specifically on the association between ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, and dementia risk.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Soluble TREM2 in CSF and its association with other biomarkers and cognition in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal observational study

Cross-sectional and longitudinal soluble TREM2 levels in CSF according to estimated years to symptom onset (EYO) in carriers and non-carriers of pathogenic variants.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Neurology, Volume 21, April 2022

An article on Alzheimer's disease progression, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on the dynamics of soluble TREM2 and its association with amyloid and tau markers, neuroimaging features, and cognition.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

The Journeying through Dementia psychosocial intervention versus usual care study: a single-blind, parallel group, phase 3 trial

Elsevier,

The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 3, April 2022

An article on interventions for people with mild dementia, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on the benefits and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia intervention in England.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

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