Mental health issues clung to COVID-19 like remoras to a shark during the height of the pandemic. And among the most serious were eating disorders.
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Sarcopenia is the decline of skeletal muscle mass with age, leading to loss of muscle strength (to move objects, shake hands etc.) and performance (walking and making other routine movements effectively). It involves chronic ...
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A new screening instrument has the potential to more accurately identify fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), reducing missed and erroneous diagnoses in affected children and facilitating treatment and support, a new study ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Epilepsy—a common neurological disorder characterized by the abnormal firing of neurons in the brain—affects nearly 70 million people worldwide. The disorder manifests itself in the form of recurrent seizures as well ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Until about 15 years ago, most clavicle fractures were allowed to heal with minimal medical intervention. That changed after a 2007 study reported better shoulder function after plate-fixation surgery. Although the study ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Introduction of a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy can protect the youngest infants from pertussis, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Rhinoviruses and/or enteroviruses persisted during the pandemic for children and adolescents, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 8, 2023
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Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University have investigated whether the perception of time changes with age, and if so, how, and why we perceive the passage of time differently. Their study was published in Scientific Reports.
Feb 3, 2023
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A new disease model that can account for contact patterns between age groups shows how infectious diseases evolve in space and time and how to predict future case numbers across a region.
Jan 30, 2023
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High blood pressure and diabetes are known risk factors for stroke, but now a new study shows that the amount of risk may decrease as people age. The study is published in the January 18, 2023, online issue of Neurology.
Jan 18, 2023
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