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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.

A government video would explain when abortion is legal in South Dakota

South Dakota lawmakers want state officials to create an educational video to help doctors understand when they can end a pregnancy without risking prison time under the state's near-total abortion ban.

27 Feb 2024

Better cognition and academic performance are associated with Mediterranean diet adherence

The relationship between various Mediterranean-style eating patterns and cognitive and academic performance.

27 Feb 2024

Driver's license laws for undocumented immigrants linked to improved birth outcomes

In 2023, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Minnesota joined a growing list of states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses if an applicant can provide certain documentation, such as a foreign birth certificate or passport and evidence of current residency in the state.

26 Feb 2024

Talking speed crucial for assessing cognitive health in older adults, study finds

As we get older, we may start to notice it takes us longer to find the right words. This can lead to concerns about cognitive decline and dementia.

26 Feb 2024

AI chatbots show human-like personality and decision-making traits, study finds

A study in PNAS evaluates AI chatbots against human benchmarks, revealing that AI exhibits human-like behaviors and personality traits, with ChatGPT-4 closely mirroring human responses in strategic decision-making and personality assessments.

25 Feb 2024

Study reveals pivotal insights into the progression of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. and an estimated 10 million individuals worldwide.

24 Feb 2024

Streamlining AI for precise medical summarization

Medical summarization, a process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to condense complex patient information, is currently used in health care settings for tasks such as creating electronic health records and simplifying medical text for insurance claims processing.

23 Feb 2024

AI system can equal or surpass ophthalmologists in diagnosis, treatment of glaucoma and retina disorders

A large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence (AI) system can match, or in some cases outperform, human ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with glaucoma and retina disease, according to research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).

23 Feb 2024

Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. It could get worse.

It was about midnight in June 2022 when police officers showed up at Angela Collier's door and told her that someone anonymously requested a welfare check because they thought she might have had a miscarriage.

23 Feb 2024

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

More than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who is most at risk and the factors that impact neurological development, learning, emotions and behaviors, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2024

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

Scientists at the University of Zurich have developed an innovative neural cell culture model, shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration.

22 Feb 2024

LabVantage’s Professional Services Organization Grows by More than 80% in Three Years and Expands Globally

Global expansion of resources, availability, and knowledge enables LabVantage to significantly reduce implementation timelines and support customers anywhere in the world.

From LabVantage Solutions 22 Feb 2024

Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations

Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised.

22 Feb 2024

Diets impact Parkinson's motor symptoms, supplements show no benefit, study finds

Meta-analysis reveals that diets like the Mediterranean and ketogenic can improve motor function in Parkinson's disease patients, although dietary supplements do not enhance UPDRS or 6MWT scores.

21 Feb 2024

Prompt engineering boosts AI's adherence to medical guidelines, study shows

Study demonstrates the effectiveness of prompt engineering in enhancing large language models' adherence to clinical guidelines, with gpt-4-Web and ROT prompting showing the highest consistency with osteoarthritis guidelines.

21 Feb 2024

Largest genetic study on circulating retinol reveals new insights into its impact on health

Study presents the largest genome-wide association analysis on circulating retinol, identifying genes beyond the primary transport system that influence retinol levels and its broad impacts on health, including potential protective roles against schizophrenia and effects on various clinical phenotypes.

21 Feb 2024

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A government video would explain when abortion is legal in South Dakota

Better cognition and academic performance are associated with Mediterranean diet adherence

Driver's license laws for undocumented immigrants linked to improved birth outcomes

Talking speed crucial for assessing cognitive health in older adults, study finds

AI chatbots show human-like personality and decision-making traits, study finds

Study reveals pivotal insights into the progression of Parkinson's disease

Streamlining AI for precise medical summarization

AI system can equal or surpass ophthalmologists in diagnosis, treatment of glaucoma and retina disorders

Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. It could get worse.

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

LabVantage’s Professional Services Organization Grows by More than 80% in Three Years and Expands Globally

Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations

Diets impact Parkinson's motor symptoms, supplements show no benefit, study finds

Prompt engineering boosts AI's adherence to medical guidelines, study shows

Largest genetic study on circulating retinol reveals new insights into its impact on health

New position statement emphasizes patient-centered care in diabetes management

Passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development

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