Psychology & Psychiatry
Video games could improve kids' brains: study
Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise.
Oct 29, 2022
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News tagged with home environment
Addiction
Home sensors can detect opioid withdrawal signs at night
Some smart home technology could help curb opioid overdose. A Washington State University pilot study showed that a set of noninvasive home sensors could provide accurate information about overnight restlessness and sleep ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Respiratory diseases lower in homes with retrofitted insulation
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10%, new University of Otago research shows.
Sep 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows audio experience in virtual reality can be 'authentic'
Experts, as part of the University of York's XR Stories project, have proposed a new sound strategy to developing virtual reality (VR) environments, based on how people receive images and sounds from the real world, ultimately ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tough choices: When it's time to move from home to assisted living
While 8 in 10 Americans ages 65 and older say they want to age in their homes, it's not always possible when health declines.
Jun 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No peers, no beers: Research shows youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to concerns for youth mental health and social well-being, including its potential to spur substance use behaviors.
Jun 15, 2022
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Pediatrics
Reducing screen time increases physical activity in children
Many young people spend much of their time using digital screens which may reduce their engagement in physical activity. But children have always been sedentary during most of their awake time. This has been shown every time ...
May 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children's mental health during pandemic influenced by adult vaccination rates and socioeconomic factors
Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health—or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work—have played an important role in children's mental health during the pandemic, according ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Health
Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross: The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants
You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after your dog!). But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?
Mar 16, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
How can nursing homes protect residents from infection? Follow the research
More than 130,500 nursing home residents have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic arrived in the United States—20% of all known American deaths.
Aug 13, 2021
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