Health
Traveling farther away from home linked to better health
People who travel more outside of their local area feel that they are healthier than those who stay closer to home, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jan 4, 2023
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Health
Simple steps for better nutrition and improved health in the new year
This is the time of year we make big promises to ourselves: "I will lose weight, start exercising, eat healthier…." But creating lasting behavior change is tough. Even if your end goal is big, research shows that baby steps ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Medications
Always forgetting to take your medicines? Here are four things that could help
Taking regular medicines is common, and it's not unusual for people to miss an occasional dose or take it outside the regular time window. Forgetting to do something is normal, but in the case of medicines, forgetting to ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Ophthalmology
'Smart contact lens' to detect eye infections
A pioneering smart contact lens to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way is being developed.
Dec 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Today's experience impacts how we feel about last night's sleep quality
In the age of the fitness watches and smartphones, we often wake up to see an app-generated "sleep quality score" evaluating how well we slept. People rarely wonder what sleep quality actually means and which aspects of our ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel device detects COVID-19 antibodies in five minutes
Rapid, cheap and accurate tests continue to be essential for epidemiological surveillance and for health services to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Brazilian scientists have contributed to endeavors in this ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Cardiology
Social vulnerabilities linked to cardiometabolic risk during pregnancy
Social vulnerabilities, such as living in poverty, living in a single parent household, not having a car or being described as a minority, were linked to increased cardiometabolic risk during pregnancy, according to preliminary ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An employee health contact tracing database to mitigate COVID-19 spread and enhance safety
At the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, New York City was the epicenter of the pandemic, with more than 6,000 cases daily and over 1,000 deaths per day. New York City health systems and hospitals faced increasing demands ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Health
Mobile phone requirement for mHealth in Africa could exclude the most vulnerable
A "digital transformation" is required across Africa before mobile health (mHealth) measures can be successfully implemented, according to a study published today in eLife.
Oct 18, 2022
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Addiction
New algorithm can identify images of alcohol in electronic media
A new algorithm has been found to identify images of alcohol in electronic media with a high degree of accuracy. Possible applications for this algorithm include public health research to quantify exposure to images of alcohol ...
Oct 17, 2022
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