Genetics
Computational methods for studying gene and protein function
Miguel Andrade uses computational methods for studying gene and protein function with an emphasis on molecules related to human disease.
Apr 3, 2014
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Health
Pictorial warning labels on tobacco products could help improve communication of risks to smokers
In recent years, smoking rates among adults in America have steadily declined; yet tobacco use remains the largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Cigarette packages in most countries include ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Surgery
Remote monitoring leads to 4x decline in returns to hospital after joint surgery
Researchers saw a fourfold decline in the rate of patients who needed to go back to the hospital after total hip or knee replacements if they were enrolled in a program that used wearable step counters and conversational ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Health
More effective communication among care team may lessen delays in care, allow for shorter hospitalization
Patients whose hospital care providers used mobile secure text-messaging as a means of communication had shorter lengths-of stay compared to patients whose providers used the standard paging system to communicate, according ...
Apr 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A woman's main focus moves off her partner once grandchildren arrive
A new study suggests that a woman's most intense relationship in her 20s is with a member of the opposite sex, but after the age of 45 this relationship shifts to a much younger female who is likely to be her daughter.
Apr 20, 2012
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Pediatrics
Study underscores benefit of smartphone use to track children's health
A new, wide-ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile-phone apps and text messaging.
Mar 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Connecting with urban nature in difficult times
Last spring, Julietta Sorensen Kass was busy planning a project that would see almost 3,000 visitors to the Halifax Public Gardens interacting with trees via text message.
Apr 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Azerbaijan reinstates strict lockdown as virus cases surge
Azerbaijan is to reinstate a tight coronavirus lockdown to contain the spread of the disease, officials said Thursday, as infections surged weeks after the country eased restrictions.
Jun 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers create 'Wikipedia' for neurons
The decades worth of data that has been collected about the billions of neurons in the brain is astounding. To help scientists make sense of this "brain big data," researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used data ...
Mar 30, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cyberbullying may call for new prevention tactics
(HealthDay) -- Cyberbullying is different than traditional bullying, and anti-bullying programs need to use specific measures to combat online aggression, a new Canadian study says.
Apr 23, 2012
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