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Artificial Intelligence Used For COVID-19 Lung Imaging Analysis

Health care providers are using AI in a clinical research study aimed at speeding the detection of pneumonia, a condition associated with severe COVID-19.




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New E-sensors Woven into Fabrics can Track Your Vital Signs Remotely

Novel lightweight electronic sensors can be integrated into flexible fabrics, including the kinds of polyesters often used in athletic wear, to provide




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AI Model Classifies Colorectal Polyps

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model to classify colorectal polyps using slides from 24 institutions has been developed by Dartmouth researchers.




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Sleep Problems in Infancy: New Insights

Among toddlers, behavioral problems, depression and anxiety are due to disrupted and poor sleep quality in the earliest months of a child's life, stated




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Babies Understand Grammar Basics

At 8 months, babies were found to understand and master the grammar basics of their mother tongue, stated new research. Functors are frequently encountered




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Mother's Milk may Protect Premature Babies from Sepsis

Breastfeeding can protect preemies from developing deadly infections such as sepsis, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the




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Infections Still Responsible for 1 in 5 Childhood Deaths in England and Wales, Says Study

In England and Wales, infections are still responsible for one in five childhood deaths, reveals an analysis of the most up to date figures, published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.




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Over 30 Risk Factors Responsible for the Onset of Psychosis in Offspring Identified

New study discovers 30 significant risk factors and five protective factors during and after pregnancy that are more likely to cause psychotic disorders in offspring.




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Parents can Influence Physical Activity in Kids with Developmental Disabilities

Parents who reported spending more time on physical activities observed better motor skills in their kids, reports a new study. The findings of the study




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Insights Into Ependymoma, The Rare Brain Cancer in Children

TPR gene is closely linked to ependymoma. It can help with not just diagnosis, but also treatment options for the condition, according to Richard Wong's




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Children Breathe Easier Using Novel Bedroom Air Filters

New bedroom air filter traps pollutants with diameters smaller than 2.5 micrometers and can significantly improve breathing in asthmatic children. It's




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Simple Tips on Balancing Screen Time as Life Moves Online

As life has become virtual, parents who had previously set screen boundaries for their children, have to shift those boundaries for their kids to continue learning and growing, revealed study.




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Decreasing the Risk to Children's Health in Flood-prone Areas of India: Study

New study finds a positive association between childhood undernutrition and exposure to excessive monsoon precipitation in India. The findings of the




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More Kids Possibly Infected with COVID-19

COVID-19 is possibly striking more kids than expected, an estimate that could significantly underestimate the demand for health care systems, reports a new study.




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Keep Kids With Chronic Diseases Away from Hospital During Crisis

Telemedicine, home-monitoring devices, regular medical appointments, positive reinforcement from carers and health professionals could keep supported




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Simple Tips on Parenting During COVID-19 Revealed

Researchers from Florida State University Department of Psychology have offered simple advice on parenting during COVID-19 pandemic. While there is




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Physical Activity Should be a Part of Kids Routine During COVID-19 Lockdown

Children should be engaged in physical activity by their parents and carers as a part of daily routine during the COVID-19 lockdown, reports a new study.




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Childhood Vaccinations may Help Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

In low and middle income countries, immunizing children with two common vaccines namely the pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus vaccines was found to




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Early Sleep Problems may Raise the Risk of Autism Diagnosis Among At-risk Children

Sleep onset problems in the first year of life lead to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and are linked to altered neurodevelopmental trajectories




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Losing Medicaid Coverage Linked to Reduced Use of Healthcare

Among adults with mental health disorders, losing Medicaid coverage was found to lead to lasting reductions in overall healthcare use and in outpatients




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Financial Hardship in Cancer: Fresh Insights

Among adult cancer survivors in the United States, health insurance literacy was linked to medical financial hardship as well as non-medical financial




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More Antimalarial Artemisinin can Be Extracted from Chinese Shrubs

iArtemisia annua/i herb has now been genetically engineered to produce more Artemisinin. Anti-Malarial benefits of Artemisinin compound can only be




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Acupressure Relieves Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

Acupressure could be a low-cost, at-home solution to reduce persistent side effects that linger after breast cancer treatment, according to new study.




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Psoriasis Patients Found to Seek Alternative Medicine

Patients with psoriasis found to use complementary or alternative medicine regularly to treat their symptoms, according to a survey of George Washington




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Molecular Mechanism of Folk Medicines to Treat Hypertension Explained

Irvine researchers explained the molecular mechanism of action of common herbs lavender, fennel and chamomile in treating hypertension. Published in




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Mindfulness Meditation Enhances Positive Effects of Psilocybin: Study

Mindfulness meditation was found to enhance the positive long-term effects of a single dose of psilocybin, which is found in certain mushrooms, revealed University of Zurich researchers.




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Yoga, Physical Therapy Reduce Back Pain (and) Improve Sleep

Yoga and physical therapy (PT) approaches are effective in treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication,




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Scientists Develop a Non-invasive Method to Predict the Start of Dementia

Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias,




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Magnolia Bark Compound may Treat Drug-resistant Epilepsy

Magnolia bark may help treat patients with epilepsy where normal neurological activity becomes interrupted. Now, researchers have identified a potential




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Health Care Workers Get Guidelines From National Health Mission Guidelines

The National Health Mission (NHM) has advised health workers, who are part of the primary health care (PHC) team, to ensure safety for themselves and




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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine




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Bali Roadmap an Anticlimax, None Willing to Commit on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The much vaunted climate change conference has come to an end at Bali, Indonesia, on an almost anticlimactic note.




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Spit May Soon Replace Blood For Diagnosis

In a breakthrough study, researchers in the US have identified all the 1,166 proteins in human saliva, a move which




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Man Ready to Play God - Scientists Synthesize Artificial Life In Lab

It has happened sooner than expected. Scientists have managed to synthesize 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modi




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Simple 5 Tips to Boost Men's Health

Men are always busy with their work life, and they don't get enough time to take care of their health. Here are five easy health tips that can boost men's health.




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Paternal Age Over 51 Years Reduces Success Rate in IVF and ICSI, Reveals Study

IVF and ICSI success rates were found to decline significantly after a paternal age of 51 years, revealed a new analysis of almost 5000 IVF/ICSI cycles performed at a single centre in London.




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Racial Discrimination During Early Life May Lead to Depression and Accelerated Aging

Racial discrimination at a young age puts African Americans in an undesirable upbringing which may lead to accelerated aging, depression, premature development




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Simple 8 Tips for Promoting Men's Health

Men tend to shy away from medical services and formal health care programs, leaving community-based programs to help fill the gap, but a new study gives 8 tips for promoting men's health.




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Male Infertility and Its Treatment Now Easily Identified

Male infertility can now take a shorter duration than the conventional trial and error method, which consumes more than a year to identify male infertility.




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Individualized Physical Therapy Decreases Incontinence, Pain in Men After Prostate Surgery

Individualized pelvic physical therapy program aimed at normalizing pelvic floor function can help reduce stress urinary incontinence and pelvic pain, reports a new study.




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Male Fertility After Chemotherapy: New Insights

New pilot study highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after puberty. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPLOS ONE/i.




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Most Men Do Not Regret Their decision on Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Most patients choosing surgery for prostate cancer don't regret their decisions, according to a study published in The iJournal of Urology (Regd) /i, an




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Preschool Home Visiting Program Improves Academic Performance: Study

Home visiting programs designed to help families enhance school readiness for their preschool children were associated with improved academic performance,




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Longer Screen Time Equals Sleeplessness and Depression Among Teens

How can excessive social media screen time result in sleeplessness and depression among teenagers? This study basically explains the parents and other




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New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Patient in the US

A new and a more virulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K pneumoniae) has been isolated from a patient in the US. This strain is said to be resistant to some of the top class antibiotics.




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Alex Lewis Regains Face After Losing His Limbs and Lips to a Deadly Infection

Alex Lewis has managed to beat a rare flesh-eating infection and regain his lips after losing it to the disease. This escape from death has come at a




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Negative Body Image Can Be Turned Into a Positive One With Mindfulness

Practicing mindfulness could change your negative perception about your body, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the journal Body Image.




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U.S.-funded Initiative: Reduces Childbirth Related Deaths in Indonesia

A USAID-funded program has managed to reduce childbirth related deaths in Indonesia. A U.S.-funded initiative to improve quality of care and referrals




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Persistent Poverty affects 1 in 5 UK Children

One in five children in the UK are affected by persistent poverty, and is associated with poor physical and mental health in early adolescence, reveals




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The New Study Takes a Position Against Extended Sitting

In many workplaces, standing desks and walking meetings are addressing the health dangers of sitting too long each day, but for universities, the natural