Psychology & Psychiatry
Four reasons teens take part in social media challenges
Social media challenges are wide-ranging—both in the stunts they involve and the reasons why people do them.
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Pediatrics
Board exam for pediatric specialty stumps ChatGPT, at least in some areas
The ease with which ChatGPT can produce coherent content and convincing answers has raised fears that it will enable cheating on university campuses and replace workers in fields ranging from journalism to medicine.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenage brain development study helps predict drinking behavior
Mapping out brain networks in teens can help predict current and future risky drinking behavior, according to Sarah Yip, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and in the Yale Child Study Center.
Sep 21, 2023
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Addiction
Family support vital to prevent teen substance use in border regions, study says
New research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center found that high levels of family support may prevent substance use among teens who live in border towns on both sides of ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Language acquisition may work differently in people with autism
You're looking at a truck. You're with a young child and he follows your gaze. He's interested in the object you're looking at without you pointing at it. This is called joint attention and it is one of the primary ways children ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Surgery
Assessing unintended consequences in AI-based neurosurgical training
Virtual reality simulators can help learners improve their technical skills faster and with no risk to patients. In the field of neurosurgery, they allow medical students to practice complex operations before using a scalpel ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Skipping counseling doesn't raise cancer gene test distress, study finds
Skipping genetic counseling before or after taking a remote screening of inherited risk for ovarian or breast cancer does not increase distress, anxiety or depression, according to a study published Sept. 14 in JAMA Oncology.
Sep 19, 2023
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Dentistry
Student researchers turn to lotus plant to design fog-free personal protective equipment
Students at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine applied the science behind why water beads up on lotus leaves to solve a pesky problem that arose during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 18, 2023
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Medications
Tests find many popular omega 3 supplements are rancid
Many consumers buying over-the-counter omega-3 fatty acid supplements may be getting rancid pills, according to a new study published Sept. 7 by researchers at the George Washington University. Derived from plants (algae) ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Health
University students view sexual health campaigns as bleak and prejudiced, according to study
The period between post-adolescence and maturity is when most people engage in highest levels of sexual activity. Sex may not be safe and healthy at that stage in a person's life, which makes it a risk factor for morbidity ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Student
The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb "studēre", meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as 'one who directs zeal at a subject'. In its widest use, "student" is used for anyone who is learning.
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