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Despite doctors’ concerns, University of California renews ties with religious affiliates

As the University of California's health system renews contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics — many with religious affiliations — some of its doctors and faculty want stronger language to ensure that physicians can perform the treatments they deem appropriate, including abortions for women or hysterectomies for transgender patients.

12 Jan 2023

Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

When Kaitlyn Joshua found out she was pregnant in mid-August, she and her husband, Landon Joshua, were excited to have a second baby on the way. They have a 4-year-old daughter and thought that was just the right age to help with a younger sibling.

12 Jan 2023

Study suggests many symptoms are more common after COVID-19 infection, but only a few are commonly associated with a long COVID diagnosis

Researchers compared symptoms in patients with and without prior COVID-19 history and investigated symptoms associated with long COVID diagnosis in the UK.

11 Jan 2023

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing "striking" differences in the cells that build blood vessels in the fatty tissue of male versus female mice.

9 Jan 2023

Research explores whether the eye influenced the development of language

Eyes provide us with most information about the surrounding world. Yet, the eye, especially that of a human, enables not only to receive stimuli but also to transfer this information outside.

9 Jan 2023

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a startup that will commercialize smart contact lenses developed at Purdue University.

9 Jan 2023

How to improve American students' math skills

In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.

9 Jan 2023

Speech pattern analysis can help diagnose, manage psychiatric disorders

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure their severity, and predict their onset, according to a literature review featured in the January/February issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

9 Jan 2023

Wayne State researcher wins $1.7 million NIH award to understand and tackle cisplatin-induced ototoxicity

A Wayne State University researcher has received a $1.7 million, five-year award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health for the study, "Targeting nitrative stress for treatment of cisplatin ototoxicity."

5 Jan 2023

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

Mike Thomson's friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore. Thomson lives about 50 yards from a busy freeway that bisects California's capital city, one that has been increasingly used as a speedway for high-speed races, diesel-spewing big rigs, revving motorcycles — and cars that have been illegally modified to make even more noise.

5 Jan 2023

Maternal primary language associated with breastfeeding continuation during NICU hospitalization

Very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants are at substantially higher risk for chronic health problems and neurodevelopmental disabilities compared with full term infants.

4 Jan 2023

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation

By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response.

4 Jan 2023

Keeping hydrated can reduce aging and extend disease-free life

In a recent study published in the journal eBioMedicine, researchers assessed the association between hydration and aging.

3 Jan 2023

Patients receive better care when specialists know referring physicians

Are you likely to receive better care if the specialist treating you knows your primary care physician? The answer appears to be yes, according to new research from Harvard Medical School published Jan. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

3 Jan 2023

Study finds evidence in support of an on-average female advantage on the theory of mind Eyes test

Researchers tested sex and age differences using the English Eyes test version among adolescent and adult individuals across 57 nations.

3 Jan 2023

What is the global state of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children?

Researchers conducted a systematic review to assess global pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence.

3 Jan 2023

Singing-based group rehabilitation can support communication and speech production of stroke patients

Language function and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients and their families can be promoted with singing-based rehabilitation. Group intervention provides opportunities for peer support while being simultaneously cost-effective.

29 Dec 2022

Cancer myths more likely to be endorsed by conspiracy believers

In a recent study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers assessed attitudes and beliefs toward cancer prevention among anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination individuals (anti-vaxxers), flat earth believers, and reptilian conspiracists.

28 Dec 2022

Listening to icaros during ayahuasca ceremonies has a positive impact on men's addiction recovery

In Perú, music heals more than the soul. Traditional songs, known as icaros, are part of a treatment process for men rehabilitating from drug and alcohol addictions.

26 Dec 2022

Sleep duration declines during mid-life than in early and late adulthood

People sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood, finds a new study led by UCL, University of East Anglia and University of Lyon researchers.

23 Dec 2022

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Despite doctors’ concerns, University of California renews ties with religious affiliates

Bleeding and in pain, a pregnant woman in Louisiana couldn’t get answers

Study suggests many symptoms are more common after COVID-19 infection, but only a few are commonly associated with a long COVID diagnosis

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

Research explores whether the eye influenced the development of language

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

How to improve American students' math skills

Speech pattern analysis can help diagnose, manage psychiatric disorders

Wayne State researcher wins $1.7 million NIH award to understand and tackle cisplatin-induced ototoxicity

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

Maternal primary language associated with breastfeeding continuation during NICU hospitalization

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation

Keeping hydrated can reduce aging and extend disease-free life

Patients receive better care when specialists know referring physicians

Study finds evidence in support of an on-average female advantage on the theory of mind Eyes test

What is the global state of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children?

Singing-based group rehabilitation can support communication and speech production of stroke patients

Cancer myths more likely to be endorsed by conspiracy believers

Listening to icaros during ayahuasca ceremonies has a positive impact on men's addiction recovery

Sleep duration declines during mid-life than in early and late adulthood

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