Psychology & Psychiatry
Ladder falls have long-lasting consequences for older blokes
It only takes a moment to fall off a ladder, but the psychological impacts are long-lasting, particularly for older males.
Jun 29, 2020
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News tagged with features
Medical research
Biomaterial immune control discoveries could reduce implant rejection
The team from the University of Nottingham's Schools of Pharmacy and Life Sciences have found that the surface shape (topography) and chemical composition of polymer materials can be changed to create materials that control ...
May 04, 2020
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Surgery
Children in rural communities at risk for poor lawnmower injury outcomes
Children in rural communities are 1.7 times more likely to undergo an amputation after a lawnmower injury than children in urban communities, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
May 01, 2020
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Sleep apnea
Study suggests 3-D face photos could be a sleep apnea screening tool
Facial features analyzed from 3-D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Apr 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From Voldemort to Vader, fictional villains may draw us to darker versions of ourselves
As people binge watch TV shows and movies during this period of physical distancing, they may find themselves eerily drawn to fictional villains, from Voldemort and Vader to Maleficent and Moriarty. Rather than being seduced ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Other
New app launched for public to help pioneering hand identification research
Scientists behind a pioneering hand-identification research programme are launching a new app and are calling on thousands of members of the public to help.
Feb 27, 2020
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Neuroscience
Science communicators get access to real data for 3-D modelling
Free, open-source software created by a U of T Mississauga professor is giving science communicators access to real data for science illustrations and animations.
Feb 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can new Snapchat features help troubled teens?
Snapchat has announced a new feature called "Here For You" that promises to "provide proactive in-app support to Snapchatters who may be experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis."
Feb 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence identifies previously unknown features associated with cancer recurrence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Child brain is not just an adult brain in a smaller size
A study at the University of Jyväskylä indicated that children's brains have special features not found in adult brains. For the brain, childhood and youth are special stages, as the neural networks are then especially ...
Dec 16, 2019
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