Identification of the population frequencies of definitely pathogenic germline variants in two major hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) genes, BRCA1/2, is essential to estimate the number of HBOC patients.In addition, the identification of moderately penetrant HBOC gene variants that contribute to increasing the risk of breast and

Background: Although injuries at school are an important issue in public health, environmental factors in schools and school yards have seldom been the focus of school injury research.The goal of our investigation was to examine the effect of environmental SHEA factors on school injuries.Methods: Nine comprehensive Finnish schools registered school

This paper reports results from an impact study of Brain Games (BGs), a classroom-based intervention designed to build preschool and school-aged children’s executive functions (EFs) and related self-regulation skills.The study employed a classroom-randomized, experimental design with 626 students in 36 pre-K through fourth grade classrooms in cha

BackgroundChildhood stunting is still a global public health challenge, including in Ethiopia.Over the past decade, in developing countries, stunting has been characterized by large rural and urban disparities.To design an effective intervention, it is necessary to understand the urban and rural disparities in stunting.ObjectiveTo assess the urban-