Health
Online sexual abuse of kids is common: Perps are usually friends, partners
Substantial numbers of kids and teens are being tracked, lured and sexually abused online, and adult strangers aren't always the perps.
Oct 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Youth engaged in digital self-harm 9 to 15 times more likely to attempt suicide
In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year-olds, eclipsed only by unintentional deaths such as from an auto accident. With lawmakers, educators and other stakeholders increasingly ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Is it Parkinson's? These 10 signs could tell
Parkinson's disease can be hard for the average person to identify, but 10 warning signs may offer an early clue that you or a loved one may be developing the disease.
Aug 19, 2022
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Medical research
Fake research can be harmful to your health—a new study offers a tool for rooting it out
If you are suffering with chronic pain, diabetes, heart problems or any other condition, you want to be confident that your doctor will offer you an effective treatment. You certainly don't want to waste time or money on ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Mayo Clinic Minute: Learning the 'ABCDEs' of melanoma
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in cells that produce your skin's pigment. Regular skin checks can help you identify the warning signs and differentiate melanoma from noncancerous skin formations, according ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Medical research
Why immunology research needs a more human focus
Vaccinology—once a hit-and-miss matter of injecting a killed or severely weakened pathogen into a patient's arm and hoping for the best—has undergone major advances with the advent of analytical technologies that permit ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Studying the link between gum disease and Alzheimer's disease
Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is a common type of bacteria that proliferates in periodontal disease. It affects the gums and jawbone, and if untreated results in unstable teeth and tooth loss. In recent years, F. ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media use sheds light on dads' mental health
Deakin University researchers have mined Reddit posts and discovered that dads' posting behaviors in the period surrounding their child's birth can be a warning sign for depression. Their results were published in JMIR Pediatrics ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among US children rose 26.7% from 2015 to 2020, study finds
Suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children ages 6-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 26.7% between 2015 and 2020, which UVA Health researchers say highlights the country's growing mental health crisis ...
May 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 associated with impaired function of the right side of the heart
A study led by experts from NHS Golden Jubilee and the University of Glasgow into the effects of COVID-19 on Scottish patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has confirmed evidence that the virus is associated with impaired ...
May 24, 2022
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