In 2016, a group of middle school students in Florida took part in an interactive lesson about infectious disease outbreaks, exchanging stickers to simulate viral spread. The exercise, designed by their teacher, Todd Brown, ...
Aug 16, 2022
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It's not the mobile that makes children hyperactive, but the other way round: a fidgety child will use a mobile phone more—according to the latest research from the Alpha Generation Lab at the Department of Ethology at ...
Aug 10, 2022
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A digital support tool on your phone can help if you want to reduce your alcohol consumption. Researchers at Linköping University have developed and evaluated a digital tool that helps individuals reduce their alcohol intake ...
Aug 5, 2022
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People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app—a globally used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation—found ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Wrist-worn health devices can be combined with machine learning to detect COVID-19 infections as early as two days before symptoms appear, McMaster researcher David Conen and a team of experts from across Europe have determined.
Jul 25, 2022
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For years, Joe Connolly watched his mother, aunt and grandmother struggle with a series of health problems.
Jul 21, 2022
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Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users.
Jul 18, 2022
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Approximately 4.5 million South Africans have type 2 diabetes—a condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be treated with drugs and managed through healthy eating and exercise. But if it's not ...
Jul 18, 2022
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It's summertime, the sun is shining, and in the northern hemisphere, the evenings are long. And at this time of year, it's usual to see runners taking to the footpaths and roads to run 5 kilometers, 20 kilometers, or even ...
Jul 5, 2022
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In the age of smartphones and social media, the number of adolescents and young adults in Norway with depression and anxiety has doubled. Researchers believe politicians and technology giants need to take more responsibility.
Jun 30, 2022
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