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Vaccination

Trust is key as Estonia tests global vaccine passports

Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a lead in global efforts to develop digital vaccine passports.

Feb 10, 2021

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Neuroscience

Quadriplegic patient uses brain signals to feed himself with two advanced prosthetic arms

For more than 30 years—following an accident in his teens—Robert "Buz" Chmielewski has been a quadriplegic with minimal movement and feeling in his hands and fingers. But last month he was able to manipulate two prosthetic ...

Dec 29, 2020

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Neuroscience

'Race norming' blamed for denying payouts to ex-NFL players with dementia

A UCSF clinical psychologist has taken aim at the National Football League (NFL) for "race norming" black players diagnosed with dementia, a practice that is depriving them of the monetary awards allocated to former footballers ...

Dec 21, 2020

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Medical research

Deadly snake bites: Potential antivenom discovered

Amputations, deformed bones and disfigured skin. At worst, death. These are the potential consequences of a venomous snake bite.

Nov 30, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Differences in well-being amongst Somali, Latino and Hmong adolescents

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health illness and substance use disorders are key contributors to disability in young adulthood, and disparities in substance use persist along levels of academic ...

Nov 23, 2020

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Radiology & Imaging

Data science pathway prepares radiology residents for machine learning

A recently developed data science pathway for fourth-year radiology residents will help prepare the next generation of radiologists to lead the way into the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML), according ...

Nov 4, 2020

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Soothing image app helps emotional wellbeing

A bank of comforting images to improve the wellbeing of the carers of people affected by dementia has been developed by Edinburgh researchers.

Nov 4, 2020

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Neuroscience

Swipe right to help tackle brain disease

An app to help scientists sort through thousands of images of brain scans to use in large-scale studies of brain disease has been created by a group of staff and students from Cardiff University.

Nov 3, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Canada extends international travellers ban

Canada on Friday extended a restriction on non-essential international entries until the end of November as COVID-19 cases rise, while easing quarantine rules for some cut-off Canada-US border communities.

Oct 31, 2020

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