1 in 5 kids had long COVID symptoms months after infection Close to one-fifth of kids with COVID-19 may still have lingering symptoms months after their initial infection, new research finds. Jul 21, 2023 1 101
Scientists spot 32 proteins that hint at Alzheimer's risk It's difficult to fully predict who will develop Alzheimer's disease in advance. Now, a new study suggests that certain markers in the blood may occur 10 to 20 years before the start of symptoms and could help doctors determine ... Jul 21, 2023 0 110
AI and precision medicine may uncover risks of cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in Sweden and in the world. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, among others, have found that artificial intelligence can play a role in identifying the risk ... Jul 21, 2023 0 62
What happens on the schoolyard? Sensors on clothing reveal painful patterns The design of school playgrounds partially influences whether children play together. This is particularly relevant for more vulnerable students, such as children with hearing impairments or autism. Researchers examined whether ... Jul 21, 2023 1 73
Child car seat installation errors common even with top-rated seats Errors in installation of child car seats are common, even with seats that have a five-star rating for ease of use, according to a study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. The study found that although the ... Jul 21, 2023 0 29
Extreme Hollywood body transformations have become standard preparations for film, but what are the consequences? "…when you're shooting a film like Magic Mike, and you're doing dance routines for two weeks at a time, you have to peak every day. So that became kind of crazy. We had a gym in the parking lot, and we'd all be lifting weights ... Jul 21, 2023 0 44
EU drug watchdog approves first RSV infant, elderly vaccine Europe's drug watchdog on Friday approved the world's first vaccine for infants and those over 60 against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a major cause of hospitalization on the continent, the Amsterdam-based agency said. Jul 21, 2023 0 50
Seeing eye to eye: Researchers train AI to copy gaze of clinical professionals An artificial intelligence (AI) system, which mimics the gaze of radiologists reading medical images such as mammograms, has been developed by a team of scientists at Cardiff University. Jul 21, 2023 0 143
'Wang Nam Yen' Thai herbal tea can stimulate lactation in mothers after childbirth, similar to modern medicine: Study Chula Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, has released the results of their research on "Wang Nam Yen" herbal tea formula to stimulate lactation in mothers ... Jul 21, 2023 0 83
Some people's brain function still affected by long COVID years after infection UK researchers have found that people with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus. Their study ... Jul 21, 2023 0 102
