Did you know that one in four people in the U.S. has a disability at any point in time? Statistically speaking, if you serve more than four youth and/or work with more than four volunteers, you are working with people with disabilities in your program. Join Partners for Youth with Disabilities to learn about disability inclusion best practices, promising models, and available resources. Increase your confidence, knowledge and skills and be prepared to take the next step in your organization’s disability inclusion journey.   Kristin Humphrey, National Disability Mentoring Programs...…Did you know that one in four people in the U.S. has a disability at any point in time? Statistically speaking, if you serve more than four youth and/or work with more than four volunteers, you are working with people with disabilities in your program. Join Partners for Youth with Disabilities to learn about disability inclusion best practices, promising models, and available resources. Increase your confidence, knowledge and skills and be prepared to take the next step in your organization’s disability inclusion journey.   Kristin Humphrey, National Disability Mentoring Programs...WW…

Technical Assistance is one of the most effective methods for building the capacity of an organization because it taps into a wealth of knowledge and experience and is tailored to your needs. At Mass Mentoring Partnerships, we take into account everything that is unique about your program allowing us to provide the best solutions to help you grow confidently so you can best serve the youth in need in your community. Request technical assistance today! To access MMP’s Consultation and TA services, please complete this short application to share more about your program’s needs. A member of...…Technical Assistance is one of the most effective methods for building the capacity of an organization because it taps into a wealth of knowledge and experience and is tailored to your needs. At Mass Mentoring Partnerships, we take into account everything that is unique about your program allowing us to provide the best solutions to help you grow confidently so you can best serve the youth in need in your community. Request technical assistance today! To access MMP’s Consultation and TA services, please complete this short application to share more about your program’s needs. A member of...WW…

Skip to contentNews> News > Press Releases > > Electronic system lowers wait times for access to specialistsNewsFor immediate release: March 6, 2017Boston, MA – Low-income patients served by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) waited significantly less time to receive specialty care after DHS implemented an electronic system aimed at expediting access to specialists, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.The findings provide some of the first evidence suggesting that using a web-based platform could improve access to...…Skip to contentNews> News > Press Releases > > Electronic system lowers wait times for access to specialistsNewsFor immediate release: March 6, 2017Boston, MA – Low-income patients served by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) waited significantly less time to receive specialty care after DHS implemented an electronic system aimed at expediting access to specialists, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.The findings provide some of the first evidence suggesting that using a web-based platform could improve access to...WW…

You are currently viewing the abstract.AAAS login provides access to Science for AAAS members, and access to other journals in the Science family to users who have purchased individual subscriptions.Log in via OpenAthens.Log in with your institution via Shibboleth.Download and print this article for your personal scholarly, research, and educational use.Buy a single issue of Science for just $15 USD.Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized treatment for patients with melanoma, although not all patients respond. Here, Lo et al. showed that patients with the best responses to...…You are currently viewing the abstract.AAAS login provides access to Science for AAAS members, and access to other journals in the Science family to users who have purchased individual subscriptions.Log in via OpenAthens.Log in with your institution via Shibboleth.Download and print this article for your personal scholarly, research, and educational use.Buy a single issue of Science for just $15 USD.Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized treatment for patients with melanoma, although not all patients respond. Here, Lo et al. showed that patients with the best responses to...WW…

Humans and mice with natural red hair have elevated basal pain thresholds and an increased sensitivity to opioid analgesics. We investigated the mechanisms responsible for higher nociceptive thresholds in red-haired mice resulting from a loss of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) function and found that the increased thresholds are melanocyte dependent but melanin independent. MC1R loss of function decreases melanocytic proopiomelanocortin transcription and systemic melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) levels in the plasma of red-haired (Mc1re/e) mice. Decreased peripheral α-MSH derepresses the...…Humans and mice with natural red hair have elevated basal pain thresholds and an increased sensitivity to opioid analgesics. We investigated the mechanisms responsible for higher nociceptive thresholds in red-haired mice resulting from a loss of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) function and found that the increased thresholds are melanocyte dependent but melanin independent. MC1R loss of function decreases melanocytic proopiomelanocortin transcription and systemic melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) levels in the plasma of red-haired (Mc1re/e) mice. Decreased peripheral α-MSH derepresses the...WW…

Red meat intake and...Red meat intake and risk of coronary heart disease among US men: prospective cohort study;, , , , , , , 1Department of Nutrition, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA2Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA3Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence to: W C Willett Objectives To study total, processed, and unprocessed red meat in relation to risk of coronary heart disease...…Red meat intake and...Red meat intake and risk of coronary heart disease among US men: prospective cohort study;, , , , , , , 1Department of Nutrition, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA2Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA3Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence to: W C Willett Objectives To study total, processed, and unprocessed red meat in relation to risk of coronary heart disease...WW…

Article TextNutrition and metabolismOriginal researchSelf-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional studyObjective Multiple clinical trials fail to identify clinically measurable health benefits of daily multivitamin and multimineral (MVM) consumption in the general adult population. Understanding the determinants of widespread use of MVMs may guide efforts to better educate the public about effective nutritional practices. The objective of this study was to compare self-reported and clinically...…Article TextNutrition and metabolismOriginal researchSelf-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional studyObjective Multiple clinical trials fail to identify clinically measurable health benefits of daily multivitamin and multimineral (MVM) consumption in the general adult population. Understanding the determinants of widespread use of MVMs may guide efforts to better educate the public about effective nutritional practices. The objective of this study was to compare self-reported and clinically...WW…

Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Limitations in COVID-19 data availability and quality remain obstacles to conducting conclusive studies on this topic. At present, publicly available COVID-19 outcome data for representative populations are available only as area-level counts. Therefore, studies of long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes using these data must use an ecological regression analysis, which precludes controlling for individual-level...…Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Limitations in COVID-19 data availability and quality remain obstacles to conducting conclusive studies on this topic. At present, publicly available COVID-19 outcome data for representative populations are available only as area-level counts. Therefore, studies of long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes using these data must use an ecological regression analysis, which precludes controlling for individual-level...WW…

Article TextWorkplaceOriginal researchAssociation between SARS-CoV-2 infection, exposure risk and mental health among a cohort of essential retail workers in the USAObjectives To investigate SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) infection and exposure risks among grocery retail workers, and to investigate their mental health state during the pandemic.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2020 in a single grocery retail store in Massachusetts, USA. We assessed workers’ personal/occupational history and perception of COVID-19 by questionnaire. The health outcomes were...…Article TextWorkplaceOriginal researchAssociation between SARS-CoV-2 infection, exposure risk and mental health among a cohort of essential retail workers in the USAObjectives To investigate SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) infection and exposure risks among grocery retail workers, and to investigate their mental health state during the pandemic.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2020 in a single grocery retail store in Massachusetts, USA. We assessed workers’ personal/occupational history and perception of COVID-19 by questionnaire. The health outcomes were...WW…