Archive: 15/08/2019

Smartphone app analyzes speech patterns to predict depression

Developed by a team led by Vishal Rana in Adelaide, South Australia, the Watchyourtalk app is a SaaS-based platform which runs in the background to a user's usual smartphone activity and collects data surrounding their word ...

Aug 15, 2019

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Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers

Despite numerous telephone, mail and internet scams directed toward older adults, relatives may perpetrate more financial elder abuse than strangers, suggests a new study by experts at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Aug 15, 2019

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UN appoints new HIV/AIDS chief after controversy

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed a new HIV/AIDS chief on Wednesday after the previous incumbent left accused of serious mismanagement.

Aug 15, 2019

Premature mortality is partly predicted by city neighbourhood

We know that our environment affects our health. More specifically, it's understood that exposure to pollution and access to medical care play important supporting roles in maintaining health and wellness. A new in-depth ...

Aug 15, 2019

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Pregnant transgender men at risk for depression and lack of care, study finds

Transgender men who become pregnant are at increased risk for depression and difficulty getting medical care due to a lack of knowledge among health care providers, a Rutgers study reports.

Aug 15, 2019

Chemical screening suggests a two-pronged treatment for pediatric Ewing sarcoma

For children with Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, a combination of two different classes of drugs may work synergistically to turn off the drivers fueling this disease, finds a new study. The combination appears ...

Aug 15, 2019

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Pores for thought: Ion channel study beckons first whole-brain simulation

Pores at the surface of neurons and muscle cells control your every thought, movement; the very beating of your heart. The way the pores behave—that is open, close, or lock for a short time (inactivate) depending on voltage—shapes ...

Aug 15, 2019

Study identifies characteristics of Lyme disease hospital patients in England and Wales

Patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales hospitals appear to be predominantly white, female and living in areas of low deprivation, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The study, ...

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Archive: 15/08/2019

Smartphone app analyzes speech patterns to predict depression

Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers

UN appoints new HIV/AIDS chief after controversy

Premature mortality is partly predicted by city neighbourhood

Pregnant transgender men at risk for depression and lack of care, study finds

Chemical screening suggests a two-pronged treatment for pediatric Ewing sarcoma

Pores for thought: Ion channel study beckons first whole-brain simulation

Study identifies characteristics of Lyme disease hospital patients in England and Wales

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