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Novel Scale Correlates Children’s Snacking Behaviors with External Food Cues

Novel Scale Correlates Children’s Snacking Behaviors with External Food Cues

Preliminary evidence from a new national Dartmouth study suggests that external food cue responsiveness is measurable by parental report in preschool-age children. Responsiveness was greater among children with, versus without, usual TV advertisement exposure. These results may provide a better understanding of how an obesogenic food environment shapes the development of children’s eating behaviors at a young age.

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New Antibody Shows Promise for Preventing RSV in Infants

Thanks to a collaboration between the pharmaceutical company MedImmune and Geisel structural biologist Jason McLellan, PhD, a long-awaited vaccine to protect infants from RSV may soon become a reality. Their findings are featured as this month’s cover story in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Classmates Sarah Donaldson MED’66 and Suzanne Boulter MED’66 (right) at the 2015 Geisel Alumni Awards Ceremony.  

Suzanne Boulter MED’66: Healthy Pursuits

Ask Suzanne Boulter MED’66 what she has been doing since she retired from clinical practice in 2010, and you won’t hear about a life of leisure. She is currently working on a nationwide American Academy of Pediatrics program called “Brush, Book, and Bed.”