Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools, study shows
When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app?
Nov 20, 2017
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News tagged with health sciences
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital insects harbour drug-resistant bacteria
More than 50 percent of bacteria recovered from flying insects in a group of English hospitals were resistant to one or more antibiotics, posing a potential infection risk to patients, according to a new study.
Jun 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Palliative care doesn't improve psychological distress, finds study
Palliative care—a specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure—isn't likely to reduce psychological distress, according to a Rutgers study.
Feb 24, 2023
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Cardiology
New research reveals early warning sign for heart disease
The build-up of calcium in a major artery outside of the heart could predict future heart attack or stroke, a new Edith Cowan University led study has demonstrated.
Jan 14, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Exercising one arm has twice the benefits
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has revealed that training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm—without even moving it.
Oct 22, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Using data science for early detection of autism
Autism spectrum disorder can be detected as early as six to twelve months old and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children be screened between twelve and eighteen months of age.
Apr 5, 2021
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Medical research
Study identifies a key protein for healthy aging
Life expectancy and healthy aging in mice can be determined by a protein present in some cells of the immune system, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports. When this protein—known as the CD300f immune ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Half of US adults say they had COVID-19, but only a fraction were officially diagnosed, new research shows
Half of U.S. adults report being sickened with COVID-19 at some point during the pandemic, with only a fraction saying they received an official medical diagnosis of the respiratory infection, according to a new survey by ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover a new migraine-associated mechanism
A mutation in the gene that codes the ionic channel TRESK, involved in the control of neuron irritability, causes the dysfunction of some neurons that increase neuronal activity and induce migraine pain.
Mar 29, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers develop new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster
Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster by enhancing adults' stem cell regenerative ability.
Nov 30, 2020
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