Health
Audible smoke alarm more effective with increasing child age
Child age has a significant impact on the effectiveness of audible smoke alarms, according to a study published online April 25 in Pediatrics.
Apr 25, 2022
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Cardiology
AI uses voice biomarkers to predict coronary artery disease
Imagine being able to record yourself reading and then having your clinician use those recordings to screen for various diseases, even from thousands of miles away. This technology may sound like science fiction, but Mayo ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception
Stimulating a specific part of the auditory cortex immediately improved speech perception over background noise in an epilepsy patient, according to new research in JNeurosci.
Mar 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Speaking from the heart: Could your voice reveal your heart health?
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm accurately predicted a person's likelihood of suffering heart problems related to clogged arteries based on voice recordings alone, in a study presented at the American ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
The neural mechanisms behind autism: Altered sensory processing of communication signals
Voice processing is an evolutionary preserved process. Voice-specific responses are already present in utero and voice-specific brain responses develop early in human life—even before birth, the fetus reacts to the mother's ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Digital health tool aims to empower victims of elder abuse
In the United States, 5 percent to 10 percent of adults 65 and older are victims of elder abuse and mistreatment, public health experts say. Yet only one in 24 cases is ever identified. One of the barriers is a basic misunderstanding ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
"Hey, Alexa": Voice assistants may curb loneliness in older adults who live alone
People of all ages use personal voice assistants—Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, among others—for information and entertainment. But they hold particular value in old age, when declining eyesight and dexterity can make ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep
A good night's sleep is not as simple as it appears. While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to protect sleep with the need to wake up. One example of how the brain accomplishes ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Phone companies must allow texting new '988' suicide line
U.S. communications regulators will require that phone companies allow people to text as well as call a new "988" number for the suicide-prevention hotline.
Nov 18, 2021
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Health
The importance of telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice describes the use of telehealth among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights its importance for providing care.
Nov 17, 2021
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