A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Twente, led by Dr. Tara Donker, developed ...
Mar 25, 2019
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You're in a consultation with your doctor and you've just been told you have cancer. You're in shock, and find it difficult to take in anything else the doctor says during the remainder of the appointment.
Mar 25, 2019
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Tipping the scales at 233 pounds, Charles Joy realized he needed to make some changes.
Mar 22, 2019
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(HealthDay)—An application using the photoplethysmography (PPG) signal, which is readily obtained from smartphones and wearable devices, can detect diabetes, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Diagnosing autism can take half a day or more of clinical observation, and that's the quick part – often, families wait years just to get to that point. Now, in hopes of speeding things up, Stanford researchers are developing ...
Mar 7, 2019
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Type 2 diabetes is among the strongest risk factors for heart disease, yet up to 1 in 3 people living with diabetes don't know they have it and go untreated. But soon there may be an app for that. New research being presented ...
Mar 6, 2019
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People with both diabetes and uncontrolled high blood pressure who used a smartphone app to monitor their blood pressure remotely, get tips on healthful living and connect with a health coach saw significant declines in their ...
Mar 6, 2019
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In his dozen years using heroin, Lucien Izraylov took pains to avoid detection. He was ashamed of what he was doing, so he almost always shot up alone.
Mar 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—If you're in a frequent tug of war with your kids over turning off their gadgets, it could be the tactic you use when you try to persuade them to disengage.
Feb 27, 2019
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"Ubiquitous" smartphone gambling and lack of regulation presents a potential danger to people with addiction problems.
Feb 22, 2019
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