People giving birth report more positive experiences when cared for by midwives in both hospitals and in community settings than by physicians, according to a new study published in the journal Reproductive Health. Additionally, ...
May 22, 2023
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A major challenge in human genetics is understanding which parts of the genome drive specific traits or contribute to disease risk. This challenge is even greater for genetic variants found in the 98% of the genome that does ...
May 4, 2023
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Untrained listeners who are crowdsourced to assess voice treatment for people with Parkinson's can reach conclusions that agree with reliable measurement tools, finds a team of speech-language pathology researchers.
May 3, 2023
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How is "junk food" defined for food policies like taxes? A combination of food category, processing, and nutrients can determine which foods should be subject to health-related policies, according to a new analysis examining ...
Apr 27, 2023
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A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), led by Khalil Ramadi, assistant professor of bioengineering at NYU Tandon and the Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Neuroengineering and Translational Medicine at NYU ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Local governments are increasingly adopting policies that earmark taxes for mental health services, and approximately 30% of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction with such a policy, finds a new analysis published in ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Hospitals serving more patients at risk for complications during childbirth are less likely to have enough nurses to care for patients during labor, delivery, and recovery, according to a new study published in the journal ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Having both diabetes and tooth loss contributes to worse cognitive function and faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study published in a special issue of the Journal of Dental Research focused on ...
Mar 13, 2023
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A web-based program that educates mothers about how to find reliable health information and the dangers of babies contracting vaccine-preventable illnesses was effective in persuading vaccine-hesitant mothers to vaccinate ...
Mar 8, 2023
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A global team of researchers has created an algorithmic tool that can identify existing drugs in order to combat future pandemics. The work, reported in the Cell Press journal Heliyon, offers the possibility of responding ...
Mar 6, 2023
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