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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.

Pregnant women with autoimmune conditions at a greater risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes, study suggests

Researchers analyzed systematic reviews conducted on the association between autoimmune diseases and pregnancy outcomes.

8 Mar 2024

Is there a higher risk of depression among specific populations of patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Researchers assessed the risk of depression following the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

8 Mar 2024

New animation series launched to improve parental understanding of brain development in premature infants

Professor Caroline Hartley, Principal Investigator, and Dr Marianne van der Vaart, Postdoctoral Researcher, in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group at the Department of Paediatrics, have today launched a series of animations aimed at improving parental understanding of brain development in premature infants, and the effect it has on breathing and apnoeas (the cessation of breathing).

7 Mar 2024

Nonspeaking autistic people show greater literacy skills than expected

About one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative.

7 Mar 2024

From China to Uzbekistan - United for Women’s Wellness on IWD

On the occasion of International Women's Day (IWD), BGI Genomics interview Wang Leilei, a trailblazing blind model, and Viktoriya Tsay, an Uzbek advocate of women’s health. Their stories stich a cross-cultural narrative of nurturing the nuance of women’s wellness worldwide.

From BGI Genomics 6 Mar 2024

ChatGPT outperforms Bing in providing information on home hypertension management

The responses given by the artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and Bing to questions about blood pressure monitoring methods at home.

6 Mar 2024

Exploring researcher attitudes: The scientific potential of artificial intelligence chatbots

Researchers investigate the attitudes, familiarity, benefits, constraints, and factors influencing artificial intelligence chatbot utilization in scientific research.

6 Mar 2024

Comparing CEUS imaging features in patients with hepatic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma and HCC

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Primary hepatic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a malignant tumor with a low incidence, but the number of case reports has increased in recent years.

5 Mar 2024

European initiative aims to advance the understanding of RNA communication

RNA, which stands for ribonucleic acid has become a mainstream word in society due to the COVID-19 RNA vaccine - yet the value of this biomolecule to society could extend to numerous sectors including food security and personalized medicine.

5 Mar 2024

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States.

5 Mar 2024

Study highlights the role of slower usual walking pace in ovarian cancer risk

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. This study was aimed at exploring the causal relationships of four sarcopenia-related traits (appendicular lean mass, usual walking pace, right hand grip strength, and levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity) with body mass index (BMI) and ovarian cancer risk, by using univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization (MR) methods.

4 Mar 2024

Does vitamin D have protective role against COVID-19?

Whether vitamin D supplementation before the onset of COVID-19 could provide benefits.

1 Mar 2024

Are your snacks deadly? New study reveals how ultra-processed foods lead to chronic disease outcomes

The association between ultra-processed food exposure and chronic disease outcomes.

1 Mar 2024

Understanding language deterioration in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Individuals with mild cognitive impairment, especially of the "amnestic subtype" (aMCI), are at increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease relative to cognitively healthy older adults.

29 Feb 2024

Bathroom bills are back — broader and stricter — in several states

Republican lawmakers in several states have resurrected and expanded the fight over whether transgender people may use bathrooms and other facilities that do not match their sex assigned at birth.

29 Feb 2024

AI outperforms doctors in summarizing health records, study shows

An international study reveals that large language models can summarize electronic health records as effectively, or even better, than medical experts, promising significant time savings and enhanced patient care.

28 Feb 2024

Research highlights link between sedentary behavior and increased mortality risk in older women

Based on decades-long observations of centenarians, author Dan Buettner (Blue Zones) conjectures that people live longer when they get up and move around after sitting for twenty minutes.

28 Feb 2024

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he'd wait for his dad to find his hearing aids and put them in before they started talking.

28 Feb 2024

Psychosocial interventions show promise for managing non-physiological menopausal symptoms

Interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could be an effective treatment option for menopause-related mood symptoms, memory and concentration problems, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

27 Feb 2024

Eye movement reflex reveals genetic association with autism

Scientists at UC San Francisco may have discovered a new way to test for autism by measuring how children's eyes move when they turn their heads.

27 Feb 2024

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Pregnant women with autoimmune conditions at a greater risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes, study suggests

Is there a higher risk of depression among specific populations of patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

New animation series launched to improve parental understanding of brain development in premature infants

Nonspeaking autistic people show greater literacy skills than expected

From China to Uzbekistan - United for Women’s Wellness on IWD

ChatGPT outperforms Bing in providing information on home hypertension management

Exploring researcher attitudes: The scientific potential of artificial intelligence chatbots

Comparing CEUS imaging features in patients with hepatic lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma and HCC

European initiative aims to advance the understanding of RNA communication

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

Study highlights the role of slower usual walking pace in ovarian cancer risk

Does vitamin D have protective role against COVID-19?

Are your snacks deadly? New study reveals how ultra-processed foods lead to chronic disease outcomes

Understanding language deterioration in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Bathroom bills are back — broader and stricter — in several states

AI outperforms doctors in summarizing health records, study shows

Research highlights link between sedentary behavior and increased mortality risk in older women

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

Psychosocial interventions show promise for managing non-physiological menopausal symptoms

Eye movement reflex reveals genetic association with autism

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