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Newswise: Over 4 Million US Adults with Chronic Liver Disease Can Be Grouped Into Unique Risk Groups Based on Barriers to Care
18-Nov-2024 4:55 PM EST
Over 4 Million US Adults with Chronic Liver Disease Can Be Grouped Into Unique Risk Groups Based on Barriers to Care
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

People with chronic liver disease can be categorized into four distinct risk groups based on the different barriers they face in obtaining outpatient care, barriers that increase their odds of requiring hospitalization.

Released: 30-Oct-2024 12:20 PM EDT
Keto Diet, Supplements May Restart Stalled Menstruation
Ohio State University

Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help put irregular menstrual cycles back on schedule or even restart a period that appears to have stalled for good, new research suggests.

Released: 25-Oct-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Complex Sound Patterns Are Recognized by Newborn Brains
University of Vienna

A team of researchers, including psycholinguist Jutta Mueller from the University of Vienna, has discovered that newborns are capable of learning complex sound sequences that follow language-like rules. This groundbreaking study provides long-sought evidence that the ability to perceive dependencies between non-adjacent acoustic signals is innate.

Released: 10-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Healthy Minds Innovations Unveils Breakthrough Wellbeing Index for Teens and Adults, and the "Our World of Emotions" Campaign
Healthy Minds Innovations

In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Healthy Minds Innovations (HMI) proudly announces the Healthy Minds Index, a cutting-edge wellbeing survey that will offer breakthrough insights into the trainable aspects of wellbeing in teens and adults.

Released: 9-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Why People Think They’re Right, Even When They Are Wrong
Ohio State University

f you smugly believe you’re right in a disagreement with a friend or colleague, a new study suggests why you may actually be wrong. Researchers found that people naturally assume they have all the information they need to make a decision or support their position, even when they do not.

Newswise: Self-Compassion is Related to Better Mental Health Among Syrian Refugees
Released: 20-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Self-Compassion is Related to Better Mental Health Among Syrian Refugees
University of California San Diego

A survey of Syrian refugees living in Jordan reveals that higher levels of self-compassion are associated with better mental health. The findings suggest that interventions teaching self-compassion have the potential to boost the mental health of displaced individuals.

Newswise: Two Common Surgeries Equally Effective for Treating Blinding Condition of the Eyelid
10-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Two Common Surgeries Equally Effective for Treating Blinding Condition of the Eyelid
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye, can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid surgery, according to findings from a large comparison trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Newswise: Life after (feigned) death
21-Aug-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Life after (feigned) death
University of Bristol

A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed what animals do after they have feigned death in order to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behaviour is.

Released: 12-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
That Online Discount Code From Your Favorite Influencer for “Miracle” Mushrooms or Vitamins Isn’t Your Key to Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers professor warns that online personalities may tout unproven health claims of products and services as well as contradict standards of care

Released: 6-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Considering the patient’s perspective in inducible laryngeal obstruction care
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Exploring top concerns patients have about their treatment results could aid in improving therapies used moving forward

Newswise: 3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events
26-Jul-2024 8:05 PM EDT
3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events
University of California San Diego

In a new study, marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Arizona State University are providing a first-of-its-kind glimpse into coral “bleaching” responses to stress, using imaging technology to pinpoint coral survival rates following multiple bleaching events off the island of Maui.

Released: 3-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Nordic researchers develop predictive model for cross-border COVID spread
Aalto University

In a major multidisciplinary collaboration effort across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, researchers have published a pioneering study on the spread of infections across Nordic borders from spring until the end of 2020. The report sheds light on the efficacy of cross-border travel restrictions, helping us better understand which measures actually make a difference.

Released: 20-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Insecticides Found to Be Primary Driver of Butterfly Decline
Michigan State University

Insecticide use is the single largest factor contributing to a decline in total butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, according to a newly released study published by the journal PLOS ONE from Michigan State University.

Released: 18-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study suggests hepatitis E may be a sexually transmitted infection
Ohio State University

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study.

10-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
In Brief: Multi-omics Analysis Identifies molecularly defined Alzheimer’s disease subtypes
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Investigators used machine learning approaches to integrate high-throughput transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic profiles to provide novel critical molecular insights into Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) that single-omic analyses cannot offer.

Newswise: Deciphering the Functions Encoded in Phage Genomes
Released: 3-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Deciphering the Functions Encoded in Phage Genomes
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Bacteriophages are the most common biological entities in microbial communities, but it has been challenging to study their biology. As a result, the genomes of most phages contain many genes of unknown function. In this study, researchers developed a new CRISPR-based technology to reduce the activity of genes in phages to determine if those genes are essential.

Released: 30-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
AI model confirms vaccination is key to cutting COVID in prisons
University of South Australia

A team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based transmission model that can predict prison infection rates with high accuracy. Incorporating real-world data from every facility in the NSW prison system, the new findings add weight to current theoretical models.

Newswise: Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
Released: 29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
McMaster University

The sport of orienteering, which simultaneously combines exercise with challenging navigation, may be better for the brain than exercise alone, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University.



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