Health
How lockdown impacts those with bone, joint and muscle pain
University of East Anglia researchers are launching a new study to see how COVID-19 and lockdown are affecting people with bone, joint and muscle pain.
Apr 29, 2020
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Genetics
Potential autism biomarker found in babies
A biological marker in infants that appears to predict an autism diagnosis has been identified in a small study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Apr 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How social scientists in Indonesia can help epidemiologists do COVID-19 contact tracing
Social science researchers in Indonesia can support epidemiologists to find people who have been in close contact with infected people. They can be tested, isolated and quarantined.
Apr 20, 2020
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Health
Predicting social behavior during pandemics to enhance public health policies
People are being asked to change their behavior to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Eunice E. Santos, the dean of the School of Information Sciences, and Suresh Subramanian and Vairavan Murugappan, both doctoral students ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 lockdown: Marriage could become independent risk factor for depression
With lockdowns and economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, University of Michigan researcher William Axinn suspects that in a setting in which it is harder to end or escape a "bad" marriage, marriage itself ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Pediatrics
Don't stay up all night: Study says early bedtime may help kids keep healthy weight
It may be tempting to let children stay up a little later with virtual schooling now and summer on the way, but a new study indicates it may be better not to let them do so.
Apr 10, 2020
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Pediatrics
Early bedtime may help children maintain healthy weight
Going to bed early and following a consistent bedtime routine may help reduce children's risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to a new study published in Acta Paediatrica.
Apr 8, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What are you looking at? 'Virtual' communication in the age of social distancing
From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19) has created the need to conduct business "virtually" using Skype, web conferencing, FaceTime and any other means available. ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Why am I having such a hard time when I'm not sick with the virus?'
Social isolation and loneliness. Drastic changes to lifestyles. Uncertainty for the future. Financial pressures. Complicated relationships. How can parents help their kids?
Mar 27, 2020
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Health
Improve balance by lightening up about posture
Your parents told you to sit up straight. Your fitness trainer tells you to engage your core. Turns out it might be bad advice—and it could inadvertently increase the risk of falls in older adults.
Mar 25, 2020
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