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Donor milk instead of baby formula could be safer for preterm / full-term babies

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"Special care nursery infants fed preterm formula regained birth weight sooner and had higher rates of consistent weight gain than infants given term formula or donor breast milk. However, preterm or low-birth-weight infants fed formula rather than donor milk had significantly increased incidences of NEC."

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https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/fulltext/2020/09000/formula_vs__donor_breast_milk_for_preterm_or.34.aspx
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/investigations/baby-formula-deadly-disease-lawsuit-illinois/63-5187a23d-0122-4565-b620-5219ee87bb21
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/42/7/996/324164

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Hospitals Infant / Baby Care Breastfeeding / Breast Milk / Baby Formula Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas Lawsuits / Personal Injury

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Wearable technology / metrics could improve skiing / sport ability

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"Carv is the first wearable technology dedicated to skiing that speaks to you as you ski - it’s your digital ski coach. Inspired by Olympic technology, Carv gives you access to the feedback and knowledge that only elite skiers have had access to so far. With an extremely thin smart insert, Carv measures your motion and pressure distribution and relays feedback through your earphones in real-time. Carv connects wirelessly to your smartphone to give simple, actionable feedback to casual skiers and detailed metrics and analysis for advanced and professional skiers."

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/333155164/carv-the-worlds-first-wearable-that-helps-you-ski
https://getcarv.com/

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Sports / Athletics Skiing Business / Invention Idea Wearable Technology Data Science

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Traffic could be improved in Lagos, Nigeria / Bogotá, Colombia, etc.

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"2. Inadequate Road Infrastructure: The road infrastructure in Lagos is insufficient to cater to the needs of its expanding population. The limited number of roadways and inadequate maintenance contribute to bottlenecks and traffic congestion.
3. Poor Traffic Management: Inadequate traffic management strategies, including ineffective traffic signal synchronization, lack of proper road signage, and inadequate law enforcement, further exacerbate traffic congestion in Lagos.
4. Lack of Mass Transit Systems: Lagos lacks a robust and efficient mass transit system. The majority of commuters rely on private vehicles or informal public transportation, such as mini busses (danfos), which contribute to traffic congestion."

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploring-solutions-lagos-traffic-system-issue-thenewspaperstand-gsd2f/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/428807-how-we-will-solve-lagos-traffic-congestion-commissioner.html?tztc=1
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-creative-ways-managing-traffic-congestion-lagos-anifat-ibrahim/

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International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs Cities Local / County Government Traffic / Road Congestion Global Economic Development / Sustainable Industries / Jobs Infrastructure World Bank / International Finance Corporation (IFC) Nigeria (country) Developing Countries Columbia (country)

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Lift-the-flap children's books could help with bilingual language learning

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"One day, I tried to teach my son using flashcards. He had more fun throwing the flashcards everywhere than learning the words themselves. I then came up with the idea of incorporating the flashcards as lift-the-flap features in a storybook. We both love books, so why not use it to teach language? I created a prototype, and to my surprise, he learned the words and loved the flaps."

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https://sparkcollection.com/pages/our-story
https://www.mosaicmakers.co/collections/spark-collection

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Business / Invention Idea Languages Children Entertainment / Books / TV Shows

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Antenatal breastmilk expression / collecting colostrum before birth could be beneficial for moms / babies

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"Though breast feeding is natural, during the first 2-3 days, when enough breast milk is not available with mother, she may introduce bottle feeding erroneously for improving nutrition to her baby. We studied the effect of antenatal expression of breast milk at term in reducing breast feeding failure as compared to conventional method of initiation of breast feeding...Daily antenatal breast milk expression after 37 completed weeks of pregnancy significantly reduced the time for establishing full breast feeding and reduced breast feeding failures."

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921432/
https://milkology.org/content/colostrum-harvesting-pros-and-cons
https://www.lllc.ca/prenatal-colostrum-expression

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Pregnancy / Prenatal Care Breastfeeding / Breast Milk / Baby Formula Medical / Health Research Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas

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Bus riders could have benches

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"You don't need to study whether or not people need to sit — especially people who are older, people have mobility issues, people with children, people who've walked a long the way, or who are carrying things...Nonetheless, many communities struggle to provide riders places to rest. In Los Angeles, roughly half of all stops are currently benchless, while in nearby San Francisco, nearly two-thirds are; other large agencies don't even make stop amenity data available."

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https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/12/21/what-it-takes-to-put-a-seat-at-every-bus-stop-in-town
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/12/21/diy-bench-berkeley-bus-stop-ac-transit-rider-sat-on-sidewalk
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/12/120492-importance-bus-stop-benches

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Public Transportation Volunteering Local / County Government U.S. Poverty Disability Rights Benches Buses / Bus Stations Nonprofit / NGO Idea

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Immunity cubes could keep sickness away

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"On TikTok, a quick search for "immunity cubes" generates dozens of videos with hundreds of thousands of likes. While different people make their immunity cubes different ways, they tend to have the same general ingredients and preparation: Throw orange, lemon, ginger, turmeric, raw honey, black pepper and coconut water into a blender, and freeze the liquid in ice cube trays. Then they're ready to add to hot water, tea or a smoothie."

URL:
https://www.today.com/health/cold-flu/immunity-cubes-rcna134584
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/immunity-cubes-tiktok-b2481754.html

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Cooking / Baking Business / Invention Idea Immunology / Autoimmune Diseases Common Cold Winter / Cold Influenza

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"Feral nights out" / doing "vice-like" things could be good for mental health

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"In her new book, The Balanced Brain, which I reviewed for the last issue of Prospect, she examines the role of pleasure in mental health and finds that the picture is far more complicated than the wellness influencers would have us believe. “Things you might consider bad for your health—eating sugar, drinking beer, having a late night out—could have short, or even long-term positive effects on mental health,” she writes. 'Each of these ‘bad for you’ things represents one of the myriad ways of tapping into your brain’s various systems for supporting mental health.'"

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https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/63724/mindful-life-why-a-feral-night-out-can-be-good-for-your-mental-health
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/10/breaking-through-depression-new-treatments-discoveries-for-healing-the-balanced-brain-science-of-mental-health-philip-gold-camilla-nord-reviews

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Depression Mental Health Therapy / Counseling / Healing

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Adult grandchildren could sleep over at their grandparents' houses

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"In a new TikTok trend, pajama-clad adults descend on their grandparents' homes unannounced, armed with sleeping bags and snacks, to spend the night. The grandparents' reactions are confusion ... and then utter delight."

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https://www.today.com/parents/family/grandparents-adult-sleepovers-rcna131903
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/adult-grandkids-surprise-grandparents-sleepovers-viral-trend/story?id=106107424

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Grandparents Sleepovers Surprises

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Baby bonds could be started for low-income children

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"Democratic lawmakers in Washington are renewing a proposal to give every American child $1,000 at birth. The “baby bond” funds, called American Opportunity Accounts, would then be topped off with up to $2,000 per year, depending on a family’s income. The accounts would be federally insured and managed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury."

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/a-baby-bond-bill-calls-for-giving-every-child-1000-at-birth.html
https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/10/21/1047946734/low-income-d-c-kids-will-get-up-to-1-000-a-year-under-new-baby-bonds-program

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Global Poverty Foster Care Social Welfare Policy / Human Services / Public Benefits / Safety Net / Social Work Child Welfare / Protection U.S. Poverty Fixed Income / Bonds / Debt Capital / Private Credit / Loans

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