Overweight & Obesity
Expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight
An Imperial researcher specializing in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.
Apr 11, 2022
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News tagged with scientific papers
Diabetes
Origins of diabetes may be different in men and women, according to new research
Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Biomedical technology
How accurate is smartwatch heart data? It depends on your skin tone
Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate and rhythm during exercise and for overall health monitoring. However, those measurements may be less accurate in people ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Health
Do hospitals that conduct research provide better care for patients?
Many clinical and laboratory research studies advance the science of medicine and eventually improve patient outcomes, but is there a more direct and immediate impact on the care provided to patients by hospitals that conduct ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Well-functioning fat may be the key to fewer old-age ailments
Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise seem to counteract ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Medications
'Implementation science' critical to reducing antibiotic resistance
Despite scientific evidence on how to properly prescribe antibiotics, clinicians routinely diverge from these processes in their actual practices, and implementation science principles can inform stewardship efforts to ensure ...
Dec 02, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research team launches mobile depression app to aid clinicians in treatment planning
Columbia Psychiatry faculty, in partnership with avoMD, a next-gen clinical decision support platform, have developed an interactive smartphone application that provides point-of-care treatment algorithms for major depression.
Oct 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves, but that's no reason to skip your shot
A 2015 paper on a chicken virus showed vaccines could enable more deadly variants to spread—in chickens.
Aug 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI reveals how glucose helps the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Why do some people get sick and die from COVID-19 while others seem to be completely unaffected? EPFL's Blue Brain Project deployed its powerful brain simulation technology and expertise in cellular and molecular biology ...
Aug 02, 2021
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover how hunger boosts learning about food in mice
Over the last decade, investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been at the forefront of the effort to identify the small population of neurons deep within the brain that cause hunger, but precisely ...
Jul 14, 2021
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