Health
Why wellness is connected to the body's underappreciated connective tissue
If you're in pain or experiencing pain or limited mobility, you may suspect a problem with your muscles or joints.
Jan 23, 2024
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Medical economics
Pandemic lessons: Insights into how mobility restrictions affect health care costs
As the world grappled with lockdowns and restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University conducted an extensive study to elucidate the link between changes in human mobility and ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A self-administered mobile app to detect Alzheimer's disease using speech data
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is important to start intervention from an early stage, e.g., the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage, to prevent or delay the progression of AD. For the ...
May 11, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Investigating use of voice assistant devices by older adults
Older adults use voice assistant devices more often with training and flyers with instructions to complement their daily routine, according to a new University of Michigan study that looked at long-term usage. The findings ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Health
App-solutely addicted: Is your screen time impacting your health?
Our addiction to smartphone apps could be affecting our health negatively, leading to issues like sleep deprivation, says a UNSW Business School technology expert.
Apr 5, 2023
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Health
Examining the relationship between road traffic accidents and mobile phone addiction
Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Safety looks at the relationship between mobile phone addiction and road traffic accidents in two groups of drivers those who were involved in an accident and those ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Health informatics
A review of mobile sensing in the COVID-19 era
Mobile sensing has shown its power in the pervasive and effective monitoring of COVID-19 in varying population scales and time duration, according to a study published in Health Data Science.
Sep 23, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
A new wearable system tracks Parkinson's disease symptoms remotely
Parkinson's disease affects 10 million people worldwide and its symptoms include tremors in the fingers and hands, small handwriting, loss of smell, walking difficulties, dizziness, and others. As these symptoms worsen over ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The coronavirus epidemic of 2020 in Finland began with five virus lineages
The COVID-19 pandemic began at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread rapidly despite attempts to restrict it. By mid-April 2022, the number of reported coronavirus infection cases exceeded ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds deep divide on mental health impact of COVID-19
COVID-19 is revealing a deep divide in the mental health of college students, with some having much more difficulty with their emotional well-being during the pandemic than others, according to a new Dartmouth study.
May 4, 2022
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