About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a child's DNA contributes to the development ...
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Electronic health records have been widely adopted with the hope they would save time and improve the quality of patient care. But due to fragmented interfaces and tedious data entry procedures, physicians often spend more ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Northwestern University researchers are building social bonds with beams of light.
May 10, 2021
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As the novel coronavirus spreads, it's picking up new mutations—for better and for worse.
Aug 13, 2020
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In recent decades, scientists have successfully mapped the human genome, but it's viewed in a way similar to viewing a screen without a sharp resolution picture. Now a new digital tool designed at the University of Missouri ...
Jul 30, 2019
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The ability of cancer to establish itself in distant parts of the body—called metastasis—causes 90% of deaths from solid tumors. Metastasis is the result of complex genetic interactions that have proven difficult for ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study by researchers at New York University and UCLA. The results suggest that the ability to detect the nature ...
Mar 11, 2019
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Ooh, surprise! Those spontaneous sounds we make to express everything from elation (woohoo) to embarrassment (oops) say a lot more about what we're feeling than previously understood, according to new UC Berkeley research.
Feb 5, 2019
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Childhood leukemia is a diagnosis that no family ever wants to endure. While the treatment of most types of leukemia has improved steadily over the years, a few specific types remain very difficult to treat. One of these ...
Aug 14, 2018
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It stands to reason that parents who physically or emotionally abuse their children do them lasting damage, among other things by undermining their ability to trust others and accurately read their emotions.
Mar 28, 2018
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