Medical research
Insulin pumps, monitors vulnerable to hacking
(AP) -- Even the human bloodstream isn't safe from computer hackers.
Aug 4, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers say liars can't completely suppress facial expressions
Mark Frank has spent two decades studying the faces of people lying when in high-stakes situations and has good news for security experts.
Jul 14, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxious searchers miss multiple objects
A person scanning baggage or X-rays stands a better chance of seeing everything they're searching for if they aren't feeling anxious, according to a new laboratory experiment.
Jun 15, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to tell when someone's lying
(Medical Xpress) -- When someone is acting suspiciously at an airport, subway station or other public space, how can law enforcement officers determine whether he's up to no good?
May 10, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study on E. coli outbreak demonstrates increasing impact of climate change on public health and food security
A study published in Eurosurveillance to investigate an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 in the UK identified contaminated lettuce as the most likely source of the infection, and determined ...
Sep 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox could spread into conflict zones in east Africa—how to manage the response
Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are some of the east African countries that have reported cases of mpox—a viral infectious disease —in the latest outbreak which started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January ...
Sep 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study explores link between antibiotic use in aged care and superbug spread
There's an urgent need for more careful antibiotic management to protect older people living in residential aged care from the dangerous spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria or "superbugs," researchers from Flinders University ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Pediatrics
Women's empowerment associated with fewer underweight children in vulnerable Indian communities
The forested hills and rolling fields in the state of Odisha are home to some of India's most vulnerable tribal groups, but a new study from researchers of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT shows that when ...
Aug 19, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What Elmo—and his human friends—learned by asking Americans about their mental health
Remember when Elmo went viral in January by asking folks on the Internet how they were doing and briefly became the unofficial therapist of X?
Aug 16, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Q&A: Staying safe as we age—understanding falls in older adults
Falls are a major concern for older adults and for those that love and care for them. They are a leading cause of injury for adults older than 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than ...
Aug 13, 2024
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