Psychology & Psychiatry
Practicing mindfulness benefits parents and children, study says
Parents, picture the situation: Your child is misbehaving. You've had a hard day, and one more outburst sends you over the edge.
Sep 26, 2018
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News tagged with tool
Health
Buying a home? Research identifies 55 dangerous chemicals in building materials
The next time you purchase a new home, you might consider waiting a few weeks to move in.
Dec 7, 2021
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Diabetes
Diabetes care gets major update: More aggressive approach to weight loss, cholesterol, disparities recommended
The American Diabetes Association on Monday released new standards of care to reflect changes in technology, improved medications and a deeper understanding of the social factors that contribute to disease and diabetes control.
Dec 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Just a few drinks can change how memories are formed
One of the many challenges with battling alcohol addiction and other substance abuse disorders is the risk of relapse, even after progress toward recovery. Even pesky fruit flies have a hankering for alcohol, and because ...
Oct 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI helps diagnose post-COVID lung problems
A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by KAUST scientists could help overcome some of the challenges of monitoring lung health following viral infection.
May 23, 2022
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Neuroscience
Using mechanical tools improves our language skills
Our ability to understand the syntax of complex sentences is one of the most difficult language skills to acquire. In 2019, research had revealed a correlation between being particularly proficient in tool use and having ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Highly accurate tool for the detection of autism as early as 12 months of age
Researchers have found an early screening tool for autism developed by La Trobe University, Australia, researchers—and already used in Australia and 10 other countries—is the world's most effective, and detects children ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Medical research
Blood biomarker identified that predicts type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis
A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. The study is published in Nature Communications.
Nov 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do-it-yourself medical devices and protective gear fuel battle against COVID-19
It's a race against time that some participants liken to Apollo 13, the stricken NASA spacecraft for which engineers improvised an air purification system from available parts to get three astronauts back from the moon.
Mar 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research looks at the promise of 'digital neuropsychology'
In a new paper published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist, McLean Hospital's Laura Germine, Ph.D., and her colleagues describe the many ways in which cognitive tests conducted with computers and smartphones might improve ...
Jan 7, 2019
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