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'Prestigious' author rights go to men in health studies
Health research from the global South is "twice as likely" to be attributed to a man than a woman, analysis shows.
Sep 23, 2022
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Medical research
How a patient partnership is propelling cancer research
In the fall of 2018, cancer researcher Corrie Painter began presenting some intriguing early results from a new study on a rare and deadly cancer known as angiosarcoma. She and her fellow scientists hoped that by sharing ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Brain-injury scientist retires amid investigation of five studies on pigs
A longtime University of Pennsylvania scientist has left the school amid an investigation into "inconsistencies" in five experiments that involved injuring the brains of piglets and juvenile pigs, the results of which have ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Vaccination
Positive results for Pfizer vaccine against deadly respiratory virus
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced positive results in the elderly for a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for which there are currently no authorized shots.
Aug 25, 2022
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Medical research
Rigor and transparency index: Large-scale analysis of scientific reporting quality
JMIR Publications recently published "Establishing Institutional Scores With the Rigor and Transparency Index: Large-scale Analysis of Scientific Reporting Quality" in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), which ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Health
Are highly processed foods bad for children?
A new study found that children ages 3 to 5 who consumed more ultraprocessed foods had poorer locomotor skills than children who consumed less of these foods. It also showed lower cardiovascular fitness in 12- to 15-year-olds ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates didn't increase during pandemic
Many people, including mental health experts, anticipated a dramatic increase in suicide rates following the outbreak of COVID-19. But in fact, this has not been the case and most of the research published in scientific journals ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Changing the way we communicate about obesity
Researchers are recommending a stronger move towards less stigmatizing, standardized terminology in scientific journals and with patients, which reflects our understanding of obesity as a disease, according to a new study ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Technology allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed a more accurate, less invasive technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using their brain signals instead of their muscles.
May 18, 2022
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Medical research
Sex, gender and the mechanisms of disease
Medical research did not always include women as participants or investigate the influence of sex and gender on health. This has now changed, and research is beginning to uncover ways in which sex as a biological variable ...
May 17, 2022
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