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[Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, PhD @IcahnCMIN]

New study by Stacey Alexeeff, Chinomnso Okorie, @PaolaGilsanz, @conlon_kathryn, et al. found a direct link between long-term fine particulate #AirPollution (PM2.5) and accelerated cognitive decline. @alzdemjournals: Behavior & Socioeconomics of #Aging 👉 https://t.co/rX8SpSaShe

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

New! @KPDOR study in @alzdemjournals finds long-term exposure to fine particle air #pollution tied to lower cognitive function, adding to a growing body of research that suggests air pollution can affect how the brain functions. #dementia

Story: https://t.co/H4m3quNq0R

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

Congratulations to Theodore R. Levin! The @KPDOR associate director and research scientist, and @PermanenteDocs gastroenterologist, received the @AmerGastroAssn 2026 Clinical Practice Section Research Mentor Award at #DigestiveDiseaseWeek
#DDW @JeffLeeMD @AasmaShaukatMD

[KPNorthernCal @kpnorcal]

Kaiser Permanente researchers find young adults with prediabetes have more than a 50% higher risk of heart disease than young adults with normal blood sugar. https://t.co/5ZRlsw90nJ

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

Great that the Recovery Research Institute recognized work published by our research fellow Natalia van Doren & coauthors Stacy Sterling, Derek Satre, Felicia Chi and Kelly Young-Wolff

[Recovery Research Institute at MGH @RecoveryAnswers]

As cannabis legalization expands, researchers are seeing shifts in substance use. This study found reductions in alcohol use following cannabis legalization, though the precise reasons behind these changes remain unclear.

Read more here: https://t.co/WwGZkGqJyn
#recovery

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

We are delighted to share the KPRNC 2025 Annual Report: Advancing the Collective Power of Research!

The report showcase many of our milestones and highlights, and honors and celebrates our remarkable @KPDOR & @TPMGDocCareers researchers.

Read it here: https://t.co/CgTkxSPcm2

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

We were proud to have @KPDOR Senior Researcher Elizabeth Feliciano invited to give this important presentation on #cachexia phenotypes in patients with advanced cancer during the symposium on Advances in Survivorship Research at #AACR26

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

Our researcher Monique Hedderson @mhedders led the LEAP trial, which tested an app-based program to support maternal health

[MedPage Today @medpagetoday]

A mobile health intervention helped pregnant patients with overweight or obesity reduce gestational weight gain, a cluster-randomized trial showed.
https://t.co/IJ70e8sbl1

[David Ouyang, MD @David_Ouyang]

Excited to join @the_asci community and push the frontiers of science and health. Precision medicine requires precision phenotyping.

[Getting it Right from the Start @GetItRightonMJ]

Study by @KPDOR in @JAMANetworkOpen (we/@PHIdotorg co-authored):

NorCal teen #cannabis use rose post legalization—even before retail sales—& declined during #COVID, returned to “pre” levels by 24’.

Norms, perceptions, & access impact behavior.

Study: https://t.co/9RTP97RNfJ

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

Our AIM-HI Coordinating Center is hosting a virtual showcase 9-11 am PT April 29, on projects it has funded to evaluate the implementation of AI and machine learning algorithms to enhance diagnostic decision-making. Event flyer has agenda/reg info: https://t.co/0PInrUYvt1:

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

Research from our study team highlighted by @NIH. KPDOR team includes Derek Satre, Jennifer Lam, Michael Silverberg @mjsilverb, Verena Metz, Natalia Van Doren

[NIH @NIH]

More than half of people living with HIV in the United States are age 50 or older. A recent article in Alcohol Research: Current Reviews—an NIH/NIAAA publication—shows that alcohol misuse may raise their risk for frailty, falls, and fractures in older adults, putting them at risk for reduced mobility and lower quality of life.

Understanding this connection can help improve prevention and care for both alcohol misuse and these HIV-related health outcomes.

Learn more: https://t.co/nHbCmyCHn5

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

Recent #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Dr. Luke Grosvenor of @KPDOR found an association between higher perceived stress during #pregnancy & greater severity of #autism-related traits in children. Learn more: https://t.co/3yW06jg41s

[Endocrine Today @EndocrineToday]

🗣️ “Early and effective glucose management may substantially mitigate the elevated [offspring #obesity] risk associated with gestational #diabetes.”

Hear more from Dr. Rana Chehab of @KPDOR 👇

@DiabetesCareADA @healiowomen @IDinChildren

https://t.co/8kXDgggIbj

[Endocrine Today @EndocrineToday]

🤰 Women with gestational #diabetes who have “stably optimal” glycemic control have a similar risk for offspring with #obesity as women without gestational diabetes.

Learn more ⬇️

@KPDOR @DiabetesCareADA @healiowomen @IDinChildren

https://t.co/0Jl0QsmkiV

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

ICYMI: Prenatal & early life exposure to #PFAS may be linked to a range of #childhealth outcomes. Materials from this recent #ECHODiscovery presentation from Dr. Alicia Peterson of @KPDOR are now available: https://t.co/o1u1FHT0Cj

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

Join us online Wed. 3/11 @ 1 pm ET to see Dr. Alicia Peterson of @KPDOR present our next free, public #ECHODiscovery webinar on the effects of prenatal and early life #PFAS exposure on #childhealth outcomes: https://t.co/o1u1FHT0Cj

[UMN Medical School @umnmedschool]

Join the next @umnclhss seminar featuring Dr. Aaron Tierney, a staff scientist at @KPDOR!

Title: "The Impact of Ambient AI Scribe Implementation in a Large Integrated Learning Health System"

📆 March 3 from 12-1 p.m. CST
🔗 https://t.co/7tvZh6CPuS

#AIscribe #AI

[Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal @KPDOR]

This @NPRHealth story covers new research from Kelly Young-Wolff & team on ⬆️ risk of mental health disorders in teens who use #cannabis.
@PHIdotorg
https://t.co/jiqhwGKXae

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

#Nutrition during #pregnancy & childhood can have lasting effects on health outcomes. Learn about highlights of what #ECHOChildHealth Cohort researchers are doing to study these effects in this interview w/Drs. Monique Hedderson & Rana Chehab of @KPDOR: https://t.co/Dro7CYf88L