Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about her study into the risks to breastfeeding duration associated with exposure to PFAS. “For all women who are exposed, there’s a little bit of a decrease in the amount of time they breastfeed beyond delivery,” Romano said.

Read article – Susan Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is quoted in an article about the aches and pains associated with aging. Roberts notes that biological changes start to occur in midlife that can affect the body’s composition and metabolism. “I don’t think the brain is the only piece of this, but I think it’s an important piece that is not really recognized,” Roberts said.

Read article – Paul Holtzheimer, a professor of psychiatry and surgery, is quoted in an article about MDMA therapy. “The difference between the active and the placebo group is statistically significant by (the authors’) analyses, but relatively small enough that I think the role of expectation bias cannot at all be discounted as potentially accounting for a lot of that difference,” Holtzheimer said.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an assistant professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is featured in an article about Therabot, a text-based AI app in development at Dartmouth designed to improve access to mental health care. “We’ve heard ‘I love you, Therabot’ multiple times already,” Jacobson said. “People are engaging with it at times that I would never respond if I were engaging with clients. They’re engaging with it at 3 a.m. when they can’t sleep, and it responds immediately.”

Read article – Elijah Stommel, a professor of neurology, is cited in an article about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Stommel notes that in the same way that cancers and infectious diseases have environmental risk factors and are tracked in registries, scientists are learning neurodegenerative diseases have similar risk factors, so a state registry makes sense for ALS.

Read article – Daniel Lucey ’77, Geisel ’82, a clinical professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about a Reuters investigation that found that the U.S. military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines. It aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China. “I don’t think it’s defensible,” Lucey said. “I’m extremely dismayed, disappointed and disillusioned to hear that the U.S. government would do that.”

Read article – Megan Romano, an associate professor of epidemiology, is featured in an article about the health effects of exposure to PFAS through breastmilk. “What this indicates to us is that greater overall PFAS exposure is associated with increased risk for stopping breastfeeding,” Romano said.

Read article – Miriam Voran, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, writes a column about the milestone of graduating for parents and children. “The best graduation gift is: a loving push from the nest and assurances that your fledgling can fly. It’s a gift that depends on examination of your own feelings about their growing up,” Voran said.

Read article – Susan B. Roberts, senior associate dean of foundational research, is quoted in an article about the caloric values printed on packaged foods. “It’s almost impossible to actually police all of these,” Roberts said. “To a large extent, we’re dependent on the honesty of the food companies.” (Picked up by Yahoo! News, MSN.)