Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swiss launch COVID-19 tracing app
Switzerland's COVID-19 contact-tracing app will roll out to the public on Thursday, the government said, urging everyone to download it on their smartphones.
Jun 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds later
Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the "ventriloquist illusion" and its aftereffect, but research suggests that simply imagining the object produces the same illusory ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Medications
Antibiotic resistance across Wisconsin revealed by new maps
When a patient arrives at a hospital with an infection, her doctor must decide which antibiotic might have the best chance of curing her—no easy feat when disease-causing pathogens are increasingly resistant to multiple ...
Apr 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts
Predicting influenza outbreaks just got a little easier, thanks to a new A.I.-powered forecasting tool developed by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Nov 2, 2020
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Health
Changes in onset of spring linked to more allergies across the US
Human-induced climate change is disrupting nature's calendar, including when plants bloom and the spring season starts, and new research from the University of School of Public Health suggests we're increasingly paying the ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Health
Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations, finds new study
Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when location data were used as a proxy for human movement and contacts and informed ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Modeling COVID-19 infection based on movement can improve public health response
An epidemic like COVID-19 relies on infected people mixing with uninfected people—encounters that typically require one or both to move around. A new method for modeling the progression of pandemic infections incorporates ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds Americans went out more after face mask mandates
Face masks mandates have led people to spend less time at home, but whether this has exposed Americans to more risk is still a question, according to a new study published Thursday in Scientific Reports.
Feb 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Q&A: Building models of the brain to take them apart
Kanaka Rajan describes herself as an ever-curious, "stick-my-finger-in-the-electrical-socket kind of person" who enjoys working with her hands. Forays into engineering and experimental neuroscience led Rajan to her true calling: ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Health
After a sweeping review, CDC looks to rebuild public trust
In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new center to better forecast infectious disease outbreaks. It also underwent a month-long review to examine their current systems and inform future ...
May 10, 2022
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