Psychology & Psychiatry
Validating digital tools for remote clinical research
A team of scientists from Cambridge Cognition and the University of Bristol have been developing digital assessments for remote clinical research.
Jun 18, 2021
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Journal of Medical Internet Research
Health informatics
Anti-science, partisan tweets could flag an outbreak
In the realm of social media, anti-science views about COVID-19 align so closely with political ideology—especially among conservatives—that its predictability offers a strategy to help protect public health, a new USC ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Chatbots for dementia patients and caregivers need more work
Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. None of the interactive digital apps tested by medical ...
Jun 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Online survey successful in gathering COVID-19 data at scale
A pilot project using an online survey to gather data on COVID-19 symptoms received more than 87,000 responses from around the world, providing important insight into the spread of disease. Project leaders from Regenstrief ...
May 27, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can TV shows help teens navigate bullying, depression and other mental health issues?
Popular television shows and movies can bolster teenagers' mental health and help them cope with bullying, sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse and depression when these issues are depicted with empathy and ...
May 25, 2021
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Health
Survey measures health care delays during pandemic's beginning
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, a University of Illinois Chicago researcher conducted a survey asking respondents if they experienced health care delays because of the pandemic. In addition to learning about the types ...
May 20, 2021
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Health
Study shows Pinterest users pin healthy recipes, are more likely to make unhealthy ones
When it comes sharing recipes on social media, what users post, and what they cook may be two entirely different things. That's the conclusion of a recent study from George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services, ...
May 18, 2021
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Health
Small physician offices are seeing negative effects from virtual health care models
In a newly released study, researchers found that remote and virtual care models can negatively impact small physician offices. Three researchers from University of Colorado Denver conducted the study, which was published ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Medications
People are buying illegal opioids on the dark web
Illegal drug sales on the dark web are common, hard to detect and are fueling America's opioid epidemic, a University of Texas study reveals.
Apr 2, 2021
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Medical research
A new predictive model helps identify those at risk for severe COVID-19
Researchers at the Buck Institute analyzed data from the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app used by 3 million people in the United Kingdom, adding the use of immunosuppressant medication, use of a mobility aid, shortness of breath, ...
Mar 9, 2021
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