Neuroscience
Clues to the cause of chronic gut pain
New insights into chronic gut pain offer hope for improved treatments for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety treatment.
Mar 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How people go from vaccine supporters to vaccine advocates
It's one thing to believe in the safety and value of vaccines like those used for COVID-19. But it may take a bit more for supporters to go out and urge others to get their shots.
Dec 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sleep disturbances common among COVID long-haulers, data shows
Sleep disturbances among COVID-19 long-haulers appear to be quite common according to data from Cleveland Clinic.
Aug 24, 2022
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Diabetes
Machine learning-based continuous glucose analysis shows promise for guiding personalized diabetes management
A new automatic approach of classifying raw data from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been proven feasible and shows potential for guiding glucose management among patients with diabetes, according to a recent study ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two world-first studies point the way to preventing rheumatic fever in Aotearoa and internationally
University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.
Jul 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic screening algorithm could identify people with kidney disease risk
A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease—and it works in people of African, Asian, ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year
Australia's COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past.
May 19, 2022
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Health
Living near fast food restaurants in South Asia may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Globally, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. A study publishing April 26th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Marisa Miraldo at Imperial College Business School, London, United Kingdom, ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Health
Health care practitioners urged to use motivational interviewing to help resolve vaccine hesitancy
Researchers from The University of New Mexico and University of Pittsburgh say health care practitioners should consider the empathic and nonconfrontational approach of motivational interviewing—to help patients explore ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Excess fatty tissue accumulated in the neck increases the chances of suffering heart problems, according to a new study
Researchers from the University of Granada warn that an accumulation of fatty tissue in the neck (both the double chin and the deeper deposits, located between muscles and around the cervical vertebrae) is a predictor of ...
Feb 17, 2021
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