Pediatrics
US teens are driving drowsy at high rates: Survey
Drowsy driving causes thousands of car crashes a year and teen drivers say they are often sleepy behind the wheel.
Nov 3, 2023
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News tagged with car driving
Diabetes
Machine-learning method used for self-driving cars could improve lives of type-1 diabetes patients
The same type of machine learning methods used to pilot self-driving cars and beat top chess players could help type-1 diabetes sufferers keep their blood glucose levels in a safe range.
Jun 14, 2023
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Health informatics
US traffic deaths rise to highest level since 2007
Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020—the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Health
Girl's tragedy has parents calling for changes to car design
Jay-Fay Fraser was in the back seat of her father's sedan, heading home from feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving 2016, when another car rear-ended them on the highway.
Jun 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
New cognitive training game to improve driving skills among the elderly
The number of older car drivers worldwide is increasing, leading to accidents caused by age-related cognitive decline among drivers. Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new cognitive training game aimed at improving ...
May 22, 2019
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Health
Sleepy drivers may be causing more crashes than thought
(HealthDay)—Driver fatigue causes many more car accidents in the United States than previously estimated, a new report suggests.
Feb 8, 2018
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Health
Getting self-driving cars on the road soon might save lives
(HealthDay)—The sooner driverless cars make their way onto American roadways, the sooner thousands of lives will be saved each year, a new report suggests.
Nov 7, 2017
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Health
Less driving linked to a decrease in roadway fatalities
Each year, more than 30,000 people die in car crashes in the U.S. Despite safety improvements, motor vehicle fatalities continue to be a leading cause of early mortality. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From happy to fuming in seconds
Why does a mild-mannered person flip out completely when they are cut off in traffic?
Jul 12, 2016
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Health
Don't be tempted to buy your teen a cheap (old) car, parents warned
Almost half of teen drivers killed on US roads in the past few years were driving vehicles that were 11 or more years old, and often lacking key safety features, reveals research published online in Injury Prevention.
Dec 18, 2014
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