Publications by authors named "M L Handel"
Background And Aims: Soft drink consumption is suspected to negatively impact bone health in children, but longitudinal evidence is limited. This study assessed the association between soft drink intake and bone health outcomes in Danish schoolchildren aged 7.7-12 years, within a physical activity intervention framework.
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- Many underserved populations rely on Emergency Departments (EDs) for primary health care, presenting an opportunity to enhance testing and treatment for infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis C, and STIs.
- Researchers analyzed national ED testing trends from 2010-2019, finding significant increases in testing rates for HIV and hepatitis C, among others, particularly among populations with historically lower testing rates.
- Despite the overall rise in testing, co-testing patterns were inconsistent, indicating a need for improved strategies to ensure better diagnosis and care linkage, especially in regions with higher infection rates.
Episodic memory and mental time travel have been viewed as uniquely human traits. This view began to shift with the development of behavioral criteria to assess what is referred to as "episodic-like memory" in animals. Key findings have ranged from evidence of what-where-when memory in scrub-jays, rats, and bees; through decision-making that impacts future foraging in frugivorous primates; to evidence of planning based on future needs in scrub-jays and tool use planning in great apes.
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