Health
Can Fitbits, Apple Watch be a dieter's best friend?
(HealthDay)—Looking to shed some of those pandemic pounds? A new analysis says wearables like Fitbit and Apple Watch can help people slim down.
Mar 22, 2021
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Health
Report: Victorian women lag behind men in health, well-being and income
Victorian women lag behind men on key health and well-being indicators, a new Monash University-led report has found.
Sep 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes
People who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes, including more heart disease and mental health problems and higher overall mortality rates, according to research published ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Medical economics
Ethicists propose harnessing participant engagement to address trustworthiness in medical data sharing
In order to advance and ultimately achieve precision medicine in healthcare, the National Academies has suggested that genomic and other health-related data must be shared through a medical "information commons." Released ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Health
Our laws don't do enough to protect our health data
Have you ever wondered why your computer often shows you ads that seem tailor-made for your interests? The answer is big data. By combing through extremely large datasets, analysts can reveal patterns in your behavior.
Oct 23, 2017
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Neuroscience
Targeting brain chemistry to beat disease
Thanks to advances in big data and medicinal chemistry, scientists can screen thousands of molecules in the search for protein structures leading to new drugs for brain diseases.
Nov 17, 2016
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Medical research
Research predicts how patients are likely to respond to DNA drugs
Research carried out by academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle could lead to improvements in treating patients with diseases caused by mutations in genes, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and potentially up to 6,000 ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI recognizes clinically anxious youth based on their brain structure
A unique multicenter study, including about 3,500 youth between 10 and 25 years old from across the globe, shows that artificial intelligence—specifically machine learning—is able to identify individuals with anxiety ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Robots vs. coronavirus: Automated delivery, cleaning and imaging against a pandemic
Robots and artificial intelligence are being deployed across the globe in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 12, 2020
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Medical research
Complex diseases get the big data treatment
The big data explosion, which allows scientists to analyse factors such as people's lifestyles, genes and medical records to develop personalised treatments for conditions, has so far mostly benefitted rare diseases with ...
May 23, 2018
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