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Blood Sugar Control is Key for Diabetic Patients with COVID-19

People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of a poor outcome if they become infected with the novel coronavirus but controlling their blood sugar




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Signs Of Glaucoma Progression Leading To Blindness Spotted By AI

Quick test to identify which people with glaucoma are at risk of rapid progression to blindness using artificial intelligence. A new test can detect




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AI Improves ADHD Detection

In predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence was found to boost the power of MRI, stated




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Online Videos Enhance Cancer Knowledge

Online health videos are an important source of cancer knowledge, according to Rutgers researchers. Their review, published in the iJournal of Cancer




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Artificial intelligence Application Tracks Mental Health

Artificial intelligence-based interactive voice application is an effective way to monitor the wellbeing of patients being treated for serious mental illness.




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AI can Turn Low-quality Brain Scans into 'super-resolution' MRIs

New artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can increase the quality of brain images gathered through magnetic resonance imaging exams, reports a new study.




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AI-based Blood Test Predicts Neurodegenerative Disease Progression

AI analysis of blood samples could help forecast and explain disease progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies




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New Technology Could Help Slow Down Parkinson's Progression

New small molecule or drug like compound could slow down or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease, according to scientists at Rutgers University and Scripps.




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Wearable Biosensor Monitors Body Chemistry to Boost Athletic Performance (and) Prevent Injury

Novel device, which is in the size of a wristwatch, can monitor an individual's body chemistry to help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems.




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New Hydrogel Platform Enables Production of Medicines, Chemicals

New Hydrogel-based approach helps to access critical medicines, chemicals for daily usage. This is beneficial for people residing in remote villages or




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Smartphone Apps Not Accurate Enough to Spot All Skin Cancers, Say Researchers

Current regulations for the smartphone apps to spot skin cancers does not provide adequate protection to the public, said researchers. The findings of the study are published in The BMJ.




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Video Game-based Intervention More Likely to Improve Attention of Children with ADHD

Video game-based treatment can boost attention in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports a new study. The findings of the




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AI-driven App Provides Rapid At-home Assessment of Coronavirus Risk

An app coupled with machine learning will soon provide rapid at-home assessment of coronavirus risk, investigators said. It will also help provide




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Apollo Hospital Develops Online Self-assessment Scan for COVID-19

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world, timely diagnosis and treatment could prevent the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, new coronavirus




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IIT Bombay Launches 'CORONTINE' To Track Quarantine People

CORONTINE app could help authorities track asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A team led by Manjesh K Hanwal




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One Step Closer to Developing Mobile Contact Tracing App to Stop Coronavirus Transmission

Developing a mobile app to trace close proximity contacts can help control coronavirus transmission, reports a new study. A team of medical researchers




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SmellTracker: Self-Monitoring Your Sense of Smell may Help Detect Coronavirus

Loss of smell is suggested as an early indicator of COVID-19 infection. Hence, self-monitoring your sense of smell could be an ideal way to track deadly coronavirus, reports a new study.




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Apple and Google Collaborate on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tech

Apple and Google join hands to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies decrease the spread of the novel coronavirus,




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How Aarogya Setu App Helps Fight Corona?

Aarogya Setu app is designed to help control the spread of coronavirus and make its information accessible to the common people. This special app also




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Zoom Video Conferencing App, Warns Govt

The Cyber Coordination Centre (CCC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that the well-known Zoom video conferencing app for meetings is not a safe platform.




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Next-Generation Lab Nanodevice can Help Detect Bacteria and Viruses

New process improves lab-on-chip devices to separate drug-resistant strains of bacterial infection, viruses. The findings of the study are published in




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Sweat-powered Electronic Skin can Monitor Health

Novel e-skin made of soft materials and attached to a person's skin performs real-time biosensing to monitor our health, powered solely by sweat, reports a new study.




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COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Transformation in Healthcare Services

In healthcare services, digital transformation is accelerated by COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Urte Jakimaviciute,




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Premature Babies can Catch Up on Their Immune Systems: Study

Babies born very prematurely before 32 weeks' gestation have the ability to develop a normal immune system, reveals a new study. The findings of the study




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Routine Childhood Vaccination Tied to Improved Schooling Among Adults in India

Routine childhood vaccines are among the most cost-effective life-saving interventions. A new study says that vaccines can also improve school attainment.




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Premature Birth Strongly Linked to Reactive Attachment Disorder

Premature babies have the risk of reactive attachment disorder which can impair a child's ability to function in normal situations and their social interactions,




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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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Kangaroo Care Method: Mother-infant Touch and Contact can Boost Baby's Brain Development

Mother-infant touch and contact play a key role in baby's brain development and function, suggests a new study. As the world prioritizes social distancing




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Alcohol Use by Fathers Before Conception may Negatively Impact Child Development

Paternal consumption of alcohol before conception and maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can generate several deficits in the offspring, reports a new study.




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Early Introduction to Solid Foods Show Gut Bacteria Changes That may Predict Future Health Risks

Early introduction of solid foods to infants showed gut microbiome shifts, reports a new study. Gut microbiome changes are key factors in the development of common metabolic and immune conditions.




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Teaching Self-regulation for Kids: At Home, At School and With Autism

Self-regulation strategies can help kids adjust and control their emotions, behavior and body movements, reports a new study. As every teacher will




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Autism Disorder More Common in Boys: Study

Neuron offers new clues to why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more common in boys than in girls, reports a new study. Researchers led by Katherine




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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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Infant Temperament Helps Predict Personality

Temperament in infancy helps predict personality more than 20 years later, revealed researchers. For those individuals who show sensitivity to making




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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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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Growth Delays in Kids

Children who are exposed to prenatal air pollution are more likely to experience growth delays, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iEnvironmental Health/i.




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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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New Findings on Hepatitis C in Babies can Lead to Improved Treatments: Study

Only around five percent of the babies born to mothers with hepatitis C are themselves infected by the disease. A possible reason for this low figure




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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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Children Who Have Difficult Relationships With Their Mothers are Clingy Towards Their Early Teachers: Study

A new study has found that kids who experience "dependent" or clingy relationships with their preschool teachers tend to have difficulties in their relationships with their mothers.




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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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Health Insurance Costs Among Middle-aged Adults

Nearly half of adults in their 50s and early 60s weren't sure they'll be able to afford health insurance after their retirement, and two-thirds worried




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Meditation, Yoga can Improve Mental Skills

Neurophysiological link between breathing (pranayama) and meditation has been discovered. The findings are published in the journal Psychophysiology.




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Acupuncture Does Not Have Any Effect On In Vitro Fertilization Process

Acupuncture seems to have no effect (Good or bad) on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, finds a new study. The findings of this study are published in the IJAMA/I journal.




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Training about Medical Cannabis Needed Among Australian Doctors

General practitioners in Australia have neutral attitude towards medical cannabis, research at the University of Sydney finds. The research team examined




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Kapalbhati (Skull Illumination): New Way to Detoxify the Brain

Kapalbhati - a part of Pranayam kriya where one forcefully exhales rapidly and in short bursts helps in cleaning lungs and in exercising the abdomen muscles.




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Mindfulness Meditation may Improve Mood

A controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults who were assigned to a six-week mindfulness-meditation training program were found




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Transcendental Meditation Technique Can Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique could be a viable option to decrease symptom severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South African college students, reports a new study.