Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds inconsistencies in a broadly used autism test
Rutgers researchers have found that a test widely used to diagnose whether children have autism is less reliable than previously assumed.
Jan 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor mental health both cause and effect of school exclusion
Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes.
Jan 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Number of suicides in Japan hits record low
The number of suicides in Japan fell to a record low in 2019, the government said Friday, as the country tackles one of the world's highest suicide rates.
Jan 17, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Team detects Alzheimer's early using electronic health records
A team of scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a software-based method of scanning electronic health records (EHRs) to estimate the risk that a healthy person will receive a dementia diagnosis ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Collective memory shapes the construction of personal memories
For sociologists, individual memories are shaped by the collective memory of the community. Until now, this phenomenon had never been studied at the neurobiological level. Inserm researchers Pierre Gagnepain and Francis Eustache ...
Dec 16, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant therapy can accurately predict breast cancer survival
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported results from a pooled analysis of more than 5,100 breast cancer patients that found residual cancer burden (RCB) continuous index and classification ...
Dec 13, 2019
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Medical research
Child malnutrition monitoring in Mauritius transformed with mobile technology
Child malnutrition in Mauritius, and across Sub-Saharan Africa, could be monitored more accurately and quickly, thanks to simple mobile-based data collection forms, according to new research by the University of Warwick, ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
High levels of screen use associated with symptoms of anxiety in adolescence
A new study, by researchers Drs. Boers, Afzali and Conrod who are affiliated with CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal, reveals that social media use, television ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows 80% drop in ICU bloodstream infections
Bloodstream infections acquired in UK Intensive Care Units (ICUs) reduced by 80% between 2007 and 2012, according to research funded by the NIHR Guy's and St Thomas' Biomedical Research Centre.
Sep 10, 2019
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Medical research
Using statistics to prevent the loss of blood donors
The Sanquin blood bank gathers data on every donation. Around 720,000 donations are made every year. "That generates a mountain of highly valuable data," says Leiden Ph.D. candidate Marieke Vinkenoog.
Sep 10, 2019
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