HCPlive (1/17, Kunzmann) reported researchers “have observed a significant and direct link between pediatric” attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “and a likelihood of alcohol problems at adulthood.” The findings of the 142-patient study were presented at the virtual APSARD) 2021 Annual Conference.

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— “Adulthood Alcohol Problems Linked to Adolescent ADHD “Kevin Kunzmann, HCPlive, January 17, 2021

Healio (1/14, Gramigna) reports mental illnesses “appeared to begin and peak during young adulthood, and they were linked to subsequent physical diseases and early mortality,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data of 2,349,897 individuals aged 10 to 60 years who were included in the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure.” In particular, researchers “sought to identify mental [illnesses], physical diseases and deaths recorded between July 1988 and June 2018 among New Zealand’s population.” The findings were published online Jan. 13 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Mental Illnesses May Begin, Peak During Young Adulthood And May Be Tied To Subsequent Physical Diseases And Early Mortality, Researchers Say “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 14, 2021

HealthDay (1/13, Murez) reports research indicates that “women who use cannabis may be reducing their fertility.” Investigators arrived at this conclusion and collecting and then analyzing “data from 2006 to 2012 for a broader study” that “included more than 1,200 women aged 18 to 40 who had one or two prior pregnancy losses.” The study revealed that “compared to the women who didn’t use cannabis, the cannabis users had higher levels of luteinizing hormone and a higher proportion of luteinizing hormone to follicle-stimulating hormone, which could have an impact on ovulation.” The findings were published online in the journal Human Reproduction.

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— “Pot Might Impair a Woman’s Fertility: Study “Cara Murez, HealthDay, January 13, 2021

Healio (1/13, Buzby) reports researchers found “as little as one alcoholic drink per day may confer elevated risk for development of atrial fibrillation, regardless of age and other CV risk factors.” The findings were published in the European Heart Journal.
Other sources covering the study include: HealthDay (1/13), Cardiovascular Business (1/13, Walter), and TCTMD (1/13, Cox).

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— “One drink per day may be enough to increase risk for AF “Scott Buzby, Healio, January 13, 2021

Healio (1/13, Gramigna) reports, “Maternal stress during pregnancy may mutate the child’s DNA and thus affect risk for developing disease,” with the risk “particularly prevalent among Black women, researchers noted” in a study in which they “conducted whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing and determined mutations for 365 placenta samples with complete data for exposures and covariates.” The findings were published online Sept. 18 in Biological Psychiatry.

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— “Prenatal stress may mutate child’s DNA, increase risk for disease “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 13, 2021