Overweight & Obesity
Smartphone app helps fight obesity, study says
Using a simple smartphone application to photograph one's meals is a useful slimming aid for the overweight, according to an experiment reported on Sunday.
May 12, 2013
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Health
UK doctors and nurses routinely using own smartphones for patient care
UK doctors and nurses are routinely using their own smartphones—including apps and messaging systems—for patient care, reveals a survey of frontline staff, published in the online journal BMJ Innovations.
Oct 7, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Our brains can (unconsciously) save us from temptation
Inhibitory self control – not picking up a cigarette, not having a second drink, not spending when we should be saving – can operate without our awareness or intention.
Aug 8, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Phone calls back evolutionary theories of gender
Women speak to their male partners less often as they grow older and turn their attention to a younger generation, according to an unusual study Thursday that tracked nearly two billion phone calls and text messages.
Apr 19, 2012
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Diabetes
Most diabetes phone apps lack education, support functions
(HealthDay)—Most diabetes apps miss opportunities to improve care and health outcomes by not providing real-time decision support or situation-specific education on blood glucose self-management, according to a research ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study of breast cancer message boards finds frequent discussion of drug side effects, discontinuation of therapy
(Medical Xpress)—In the first study to examine discussion of drug side effects on Internet message boards, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that breast cancer survivors ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coronavirus grief: Coping with the loss of routine during the pandemic
It isn't easy adjusting to changes brought on by the pandemic. Consider how to deal with grief caused by the loss of your normal routine.
Sep 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Text messaging: The next gen of therapy in mental health
In the U.S., it is estimated that approximately 19 percent of all adults have a diagnosable mental illness. Clinic-based services for mental health may fall short of meeting patient needs for many reasons including limited ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover new information on the spread of cancer
A new study from the University of Turku, Finland, shows that intracellular receptor signalling sustains cancer cells that have detached from the surrounding tissue. When the signalling is prevented, the cells cannot spread ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families
New genetic factors predisposing to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected relatives. The psychiatric disorder can disrupt thinking, feeling, and acting, and blur the border between reality ...
Apr 3, 2013
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