Neuroscience
Decision to give a group effort in the brain
A monkey would probably never agree that it is better to give than to receive, but they do apparently get some reward from giving to another monkey.
Dec 23, 2012
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News tagged with social aspects
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apps kept us healthy during the pandemic, but it came at a cost
The same apps that kept us moving during the pandemic sometimes had a negative emotional impact, according to new research led by the University of Sydney.
Aug 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Atopic dermatitis has large impact on sexual function among women
Most women with atopic dermatitis have impairment in sexual function, and about half consider that atopic dermatitis may influence their reproductive desire, according to a study published in Acta Dermato-Venereologica.
Jul 29, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers call for changes to tackling chronic pain in children
A new study, led by Dr. Emma France and published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, found children are often left without effective pain management and struggle to access support from health services.
Dec 14, 2023
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Medical research
Automated chronic pain cohort mined from Twitter using machine learning
Social media platforms like Twitter (now X) offer valuable insights into self-reported chronic pain, according to a recent study by multiple institutions. The researchers have automated the process of establishing a chronic ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Health
Helping GPs identify patients with persistent somatic symptoms earlier
Medical psychologist Willeke Kitselaar has developed a model that helps identify patients with persistent somatic symptoms earlier, based on an extensive large medical database. "I advise GPs to ask patients to fill in a ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Uncovering the link between attending prenatal checkups and low birth weight in Japan
Attending prenatal checkups can help reduce the risk of low weight at birth, find Tokyo Tech and Toyama University scientists in a recent study. Through statistical analyses of a large Japanese cohort, they pinpointed the ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Available evidence fails to show full impact of COVID-19 on cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial and diverse impact on cancer care, but we still don't know how this affected prognosis, according to a study published today in eLife.
Apr 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
Survey of researchers and the public on attitudes toward BRAIN–AI convergence
The BRAIN-AI initiative, a fusion of artificial intelligence and neuroscience research by the JST ERATO Ikegaya Brain-AI Fusion Project, has the potential to break through existing limitations on brain activity and expand ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Lonely heart-failure patients face worse outcomes than sociable peers
Older heart failure patients who feel that they have lost their social role amongst friends and family are more likely to suffer poor clinical outcomes. This is the finding of a new study in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine ...
Dec 20, 2022
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