Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds picky eaters are put off by food depending on plateware color
Academics have examined the effect of color among picky and non-picky eaters, in a first-of-its-kind study.
Nov 23, 2022
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Diabetes
Handgrip strength shown to identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes
A simple test such as the strength of your handgrip could be used as a quick, low-cost screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes. In new research, scientists at the universities ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Health
Low back and neck pain tops U.S. health spending
Seeing a physician or other health specialist for low back and neck pain? You're not alone, according to a new scientific study.
Mar 3, 2020
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Sleep disorders
Untreated sleep apnea is associated with flu hospitalization
As we approach flu season, adults with obstructive sleep apnea may want to take extra precautions. A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the first to find that patients ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Surgery
Tonsillectomy both cost- and clinically effective for adults, finds study
Scientists say tonsil removal is both cost- and clinically effective for adults who get recurrent severe sore throats.
May 17, 2023
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Surgery
Negative CT may prompt discharge of patients with abdominal seat belt sign
The prevalence of hollow viscus injury (HVI) among patients with an abdominal seat belt sign (SBS) and negative findings on computed tomography (CT) is extremely low, according to a study published online July 13 in JAMA ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Health
U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs: study
Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending by slowing the rate at which healthcare prices increase, ...
Nov 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation
Why do we do things? What persuades us to put an effort to achieve goals, however mundane? What, for instance, drives us to search for food? Neurologically, the answer is hidden in the reward system of the brain—an evolutionary ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers use artificial intelligence tools to predict loneliness
For the past couple of decades, there has been a loneliness pandemic, marked by rising rates of suicides and opioid use, lost productivity, increased health care costs and rising mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Pediatrics
Children with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits during infancy
Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggesting a potential new way to ...
Oct 19, 2020
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