Archive: 11/03/2019

New ORNL AI tool revolutionizes process for matching cancer patients with clinical trials

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Health Data Sciences Institute has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to better match cancer patients with clinical trials.

Mar 11, 2019

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How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby's developing brain?

If I were to throw a slice of cheese at your face, dear reader, it would be weird for you. You might say, "Hey. Why did you throw that slice of cheese at my face? That was out of the ordinary."

Mar 11, 2019

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For infants, distinguishing between friends and strangers is a laughing matter

Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study by researchers at New York University and UCLA. The results suggest that the ability to detect the nature ...

Mar 11, 2019

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As hospitals post price lists, the public is asked to check them

Federal officials required hospitals nationwide this year to post their "list" prices online. But it's not yet clear how many are doing it, even as the government has taken the rare step of asking consumers to monitor hospital ...

Mar 11, 2019

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Study finds that parents often permit e-cigarette use in homes and cars with children

A study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researchers is the first to examine parents' rules about prohibiting both electronic cigarette and regular cigarette use in homes and cars. The paper published in ...

Mar 11, 2019

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Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains

Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal ...

Mar 11, 2019

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Care home dehydration tests don't work

Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Mar 11, 2019

Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death

A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep disordered breathing than an average middle-aged man.

Mar 11, 2019

Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma

Living in an urban area can negatively affect asthma outcomes—particularly for children. A new study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology ...

Mar 11, 2019

Study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits

A research team found nearly one-third of youth ages 10 to 12 years screened positive for suicide risk in emergency department settings. As part of a larger study on youth suicide risk screening in emergency departments, ...

Mar 11, 2019

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Archive: 11/03/2019

New ORNL AI tool revolutionizes process for matching cancer patients with clinical trials

How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby's developing brain?

For infants, distinguishing between friends and strangers is a laughing matter

As hospitals post price lists, the public is asked to check them

Study finds that parents often permit e-cigarette use in homes and cars with children

Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains

Care home dehydration tests don't work

Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death

Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma

Study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits

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