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Language skills are essential to a child’s ability to communicate and develop. These skills enable children to engage with other people and learn from their surroundings and in the classroom.

New AI-based computer algorithm may enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure

A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known as ECGs or EKGs) to predict whether a patient was experiencing heart failure.

19 Oct 2021

Yelp reviews can provide direct insight into patients' experiences of care

A one-star disparity on health care facility Yelp reviews could indicate a 60-death-peryear difference between some United States counties where those facilities are located, according to researchers at the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health.

19 Oct 2021

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his five years at home because of the pandemic.

19 Oct 2021

Living in socially vulnerable counties may increase risk of premature cardiovascular disease death

Americans who live in counties deemed "socially vulnerable" based on census variables are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease before age 65, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

19 Oct 2021

Study focuses on high COVID-19 risk in people with low-status jobs

Workplace infection risk and failing crisis information dissemination are both factors contributing to high incidence of COVID-19 among foreign-born workers in low-status occupations, a report from the University of Gothenburg’s Unit of Occupational and Environmental Medicine shows.

18 Oct 2021

Pandemic-related grief associated with lower levels of mother-infant bonding

The emotional connection between a mother and her newborn baby can lay the foundation for the child's development and the family's outcomes.

15 Oct 2021

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study led by Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.

15 Oct 2021

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

Fabric Genomics and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine today announced the publication of a retrospective study in Genome Medicine showing that across six leading genomic centers and hospitals, researchers were able to detect more than 90% of disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases using the Fabric GEM AI algorithm and whole-genome and whole-exome data from previously diagnosed newborns and rare disease patients at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and other clinical sites.

15 Oct 2021

Penn Medicine and Siemens Healthineers provide free breast cancer screenings for underserved women

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Penn Medicine will be providing free breast cancer screenings, no insurance required, to women in need over the age of 40.

13 Oct 2021

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

One way to make health care more personalized is to use a person's DNA sequence — or genome — to predict their risk of disease. But as the field of precision medicine grows, so have concerns that we may be leaving a large fraction of Americans out.

12 Oct 2021

How can healthcare professionals help address climate change?

In this interview, we spoke to researchers about how healthcare professionals can help to address the health issues surrounding climate change.

12 Oct 2021

A national statistics study on vaccine uptake disparity in England

The disparity in vaccination rates across England is investigated based on demographic variables, finding significant differences based on ethnicity and religion.

11 Oct 2021

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that the organization's Newborn Screening Pilot has successfully reached its completion, screening more than 36,000 babies born in New York State over the last two years.

8 Oct 2021

Research examines the impact of managers' active listening on employees' sense of job insecurity

Between the financial disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pervasive lack of stability throughout a rapidly shifting global economy, many workers will face job insecurity at some point in their careers.

8 Oct 2021

Six key OU humanities programs benefit from $500,000 NEH award

Six key humanities programs at the University of Oklahoma will benefit from a $500,000 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the largest ever total grant from the NEH for OU.

5 Oct 2021

Cancer drug can restore memory and cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, new UBC research has found.

5 Oct 2021

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, in close collaboration with New York University, has received $11.6 million in funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop the Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity.

5 Oct 2021

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions in Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

5 Oct 2021

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

A wireless kit, comprising headphones, a microphone, and an app might be a cheap alternative to the usual treatment of the common temporary hearing loss in kids, popularly known as 'glue ear,' finds a small study, published in the online journal BMJ Innovations.

5 Oct 2021

Active-learning methods promote better comprehension and memory

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread disruptions to traditional schooling and has led to renewed interest in evaluating the best and most effective approaches to teaching and learning. In a series of vignettes, education experts describe the growing bodies of research that demonstrate the benefits of "active learning," which puts students more in the driver's seat through discussions, interactive technologies, and other strategies to engage learners and deepen understanding

4 Oct 2021

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New AI-based computer algorithm may enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure

Yelp reviews can provide direct insight into patients' experiences of care

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Living in socially vulnerable counties may increase risk of premature cardiovascular disease death

Study focuses on high COVID-19 risk in people with low-status jobs

Pandemic-related grief associated with lower levels of mother-infant bonding

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

Penn Medicine and Siemens Healthineers provide free breast cancer screenings for underserved women

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

How can healthcare professionals help address climate change?

A national statistics study on vaccine uptake disparity in England

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Research examines the impact of managers' active listening on employees' sense of job insecurity

Six key OU humanities programs benefit from $500,000 NEH award

Cancer drug can restore memory and cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

Active-learning methods promote better comprehension and memory

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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