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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Ian Macali, of Maryville, is among five Mississippi State University graduate students receiving awards for innovative research displayed during the university’s College of Education’s 2024 Graduate Research
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health measures have had significant impacts on daily life, including shifts in health behaviours which contribute to weight gain and may increase subsequent risk of chronic diseases such as cancer. Using OncoSim, a web-based microsimulation tool, we estimated the future burden of cancer in Canada by incorporating data on unintentional weight gain among adults during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Population impact measures were estimated until 2042, assuming a 12-year latency period. We estimated 12,160 excess cancer cases and 4,567 excess ...
'As proud modest Muslim Saudi women, we want to champion being strong inside and out' Dr Mezna AlMarzooqi set up the first Women’s Sports Initiative at Saudi universities to help break the taboo of females taking part in physical activity in the kingdom, she tells MEMO what inspired her March 8, 2021 at 2:57 pm | Published in: Interviews, Middle East, Saudi Arabia Dr Mezna AlMarzooqi set up the first Women’s Sports Initiative at Saudi universities [Dr Mezna AlMarzooqi] March 8, 2021 at 2:57 pm Female participation in sports has long been a controversial issue in Saudi where women c...