The New York Times, April 24, 2024
F.D.A. Approves Antibiotic for Increasingly Hard-to-Treat Urinary Tract Infections
“This is an exciting new possibility for treatment of lower urinary tract infections,” said Dr. Shruti Gohil, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and an author of a recent study in JAMA that focused on ways to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals. “But I would also say that it is going to be important that we use the drug responsibly in this country so that we don’t breed resistance against it.”
The Orange County Register, April 25, 2024
What does Orange County’s presidential primary data suggest about Biden and Trump’s chances?
To rely on the results of the primary alone to predict what will happen in the general election would be a misstep, said Jon Gould, dean of the UCI School of Social Ecology. “We typically see that in primary elections because the people who are most likely to come out to vote in not very highly contested elections tend to be older, tend to be people who are really, really attached to the candidate, and Trump has, among a core group of supporters, a lot of excitement,” said Gould.
Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2024
‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology at UC Irvine who studies retail theft, said that although some stores lock up lots of merchandise, others cage almost nothing. “It’s kind of an uneven distribution,” she said. “A mixed bag.” … The scale of merchandise theft, Kubrin added, is sometimes overblown by a retail industry happy to pin its problems, which include market forces such as inflation and a shift to online shopping, on stolen merchandise.
Bottom Line, April 24, 2024
How to Prevent Dementia Naturally
Researchers in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, analyzed the link between several nutrients and the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and found that folate intake at or above the RDA was the most powerfully protective. “The participants who had intakes at or above the 400 microgram RDA of folate had a 55 percent reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer’s,” …. “But most people who reached that level did so by taking folic acid supplements, which suggests that many people do not get the recommended amounts of folate in their diets.”
MindBodyGreen, April 24, 2024
Savor The Good Stuff & Rewire Your Brain For Connection With This Journaling Approach
“[In parenting], there’s a really important part about empathy, which is that it has to stay focused on your child. One really big mistake that parents can make – and it’s easy for this to happen – it can become about you quite quickly” says Dr Jessica Borelli, Professor of Psychological Science at University of California, Irvine. “Let’s say your child got rejected by another kid at school, you can start off feeling concerned about your child, but then easily spin off into your own concerns about how this might impact their future and or their friendships.” Relational savoring helps parents recognize the difference between their mental state and their child’s, ultimately allowing them to better respond to their child.