Addiction
Machine learning can help address stigma of substance abuse in developing countries
In developing countries, people with substance-abuse issues can sometimes face shame and find it difficult to get help.
Apr 28, 2022
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Genetics
Scientists identify genetic variants linked to mobility changes in aging
Age-related changes in strength and mobility may depend on genetic variations in a critical mitochondrial enzyme, suggests a study published today in eLife.
Apr 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Computational models reveal effects of pregnancy on kidneys
Researchers are using computer simulations to better understand the impacts pregnancy can have on kidneys.
Jan 24, 2022
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Medical research
Novel model predicts COVID-19 outbreak two weeks ahead of time
People's social behavior, reflected in their mobility data, is providing scientists with a way to forecast the spread of COVID-19 nationwide at the county level. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a bad day at work led to better COVID predictions
Talking about your bad day at work could lead to great solutions. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Saket Navlakha and his wife, Dr. Sejal Morjaria, an infectious disease physician at Memorial Sloan ...
May 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Computer simulation identifies SARS-CoV-2 viral membrane protein as potential vaccine target
A new computational study suggests that a protein present in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could be a target for future vaccines. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Lung ...
Apr 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
A NEAT reduction of complex neuronal models accelerates brain research
Neurons, the fundamental units of the brain, are complex computers by themselves. They receive input signals on a tree-like structure—the dendrite. This structure does more than simply collect the input signals: it integrates ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Medical research
Toward new alternatives to animal testing
A novel alternative approach that can identify chemicals which affect male reproductive health without the use of animal tests has been developed in a research project led by the Technical University of Denmark.
Jan 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Analysis of COVID-19 publications identifies research gaps
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific and medical journals have published over 100,000 studies on SARS-CoV-2. But according to data scientists who created a machine-learning tool to analyze the deluge of publications, ...
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mapping the good and the bad of pandemic-related restrictions
Pandemics bring pain. But so do the prescriptions for containing them: From school closures to total lockdowns, every government-mandated approach to blunting the impact of COVID-19 involves a trade-off between lives saved ...
Sep 3, 2020
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