Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
History saved lives in this pandemic. Will society listen next time?
Three years ago, the world stood on the precipice of a pandemic.
Mar 13, 2023
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Genetics
Young adults living in high-crime areas have increased genetic risk for diabetes, study finds
According to a recently published study co-authored by Jason Boardman, University of Colorado Boulder professor of sociology and director of the Institute of Behavioral Science's Health and Society Program, young adults living ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Health
Confronting anti-vaccine activism with life-saving narratives
Public and private sector health officials and public policymakers should team up immediately with community leaders to more effectively disseminate accurate narratives regarding the life-saving benefits of vaccines to counter ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Health
Study: To promote exercise, planners must look beyond cities
To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and "complete" streets that are friendlier to walkers and bikers, but new Cornell University research finds that while those strategies ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A simpler way to track the spread of infectious diseases
When applied to social contact maps, a method recently developed by Gulbenkian scientists has proved useful to study how viruses spread in society and how we can stop them. Public health specialists are already taking advantage ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Medical economics
Aging with grace: New health and social care model for older people in Thailand
In several poorer countries, aging populations and a lack of universal access to long-term care place the burden of care for older adults on their family. To mitigate this, researchers have successfully implemented a community-integrated ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New AI tool identifies factors that predict the reproducibility of psychology research
The replication success of scientific research is linked to research methods, citation impact and social media coverage—but not university prestige or citation numbers—according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Feb 10, 2023
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Health
Self-fulfilling prophecy: When physicians associate race and culture with poor health outcomes
A novel study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the first to show a direct relationship between belief in race as a cultural phenomenon driving health disparities and the use of race in care. It found that ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
California author uses dark humor—and a bear—to highlight flawed health system
Mother-to-be Kathleen Founds made a routine doctor's appointment to discuss the risks of antidepressants in pregnancy. After the visit, Founds, who relies on medication to quell the manic highs and despondent lows of bipolar ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study: Caregivers trust social media more than physicians with CTE questions
Those caring for people who are at an increased risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are more likely to turn to social media for answers than physicians, according to research from UTHealth Houston.
Feb 6, 2023
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