Pediatrics
Wearable tech offers up-close look at infant development
What's small and smart and worn all over?
Sep 23, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers identify new mutation in gene linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers have identified a new mutation in the ARPP21 gene that could be the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a devastating neurodegenerative disease. The researchers are from the Neuromuscular Diseases Group ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Pediatrics
US study finds children born in October least likely to get flu
Children born in October are both more likely to be vaccinated against influenza and least likely to be diagnosed with influenza compared with children born in other months, finds a US study published by The BMJ.
Feb 21, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support
Stress has a justifiably bad reputation for making people feel crummy. But new research suggests that despite its negative side effects, it may also lead to a surprising social benefit.
Feb 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Importance of bonding between young mental health patients and nurses
The relationships between young mental health patients and the nurses looking after them is an overlooked treatment in its own right, according to new research.
Jan 18, 2022
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Other
Medical journal's refusal to retract abortion paper sparks independence row
A highly critiqued paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry has been cited in U.S. legal cases to restrict access to abortion. Attempts to retract the paper by insiders at the journal have failed after the author suggested ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Health
Offering children a variety of vegetables increases acceptance
Although food preferences are largely learned, dislike is the main reason parents stop offering or serving their children foods like vegetables. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
UNM researcher identifies the key to emotional stability for youth living in poverty
We already know that having the support of warm, caring parents is vital for many aspects of a child's development, particularly those from low-income families who face additional health and education disadvantages. Until ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Health
Call to address women's reproductive needs holistically
New research, published in The Lancet Public Health, brought together a variety of different types of evidence—including previous studies, new data on women's preferences, and case studies of existing practice across the ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Addiction
Wrist-worn mobile alcohol sensor may boost real-world alcohol-use research
A wrist-worn sensor that gathers data on alcohol use in a less obtrusive manner than current methods could one day pave the way for real-time interventions, among other benefits, according to a team of researchers.
Jun 6, 2023
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