Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Joyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn’t passed her newborn hearing screening. Emory was diagnosed with profound sensorineural hearing loss in both…
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AA attendance lower among African American, Hispanic and young populations: Study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alcoholics Anonymous has long been a cornerstone of treating alcohol use disorders in the United States. But even today, Americans are not accessing it equally, according…
Researchers design new open-source technology for interfacing with living neurons
System overview. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306826 Neurons intricately communicate and respond to stimuli within a vast network, orchestrating essential functions from basic bodily processes to complex thoughts. Traditional…
Significantly restricting movement is most effective in stopping disease spread, SARS-CoV-2 data show
Shortest possible route between Wuhan and Beijing centroids (red) calculated from the China road network (white). Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2024). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0425 Researchers from La Trobe…
Routine health checks associated with decreased risk of death
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Attending an NHS Health Check appointment—a preventative screening program offered for free in the UK—is associated with both a decreased risk of dying and a decreased…
Analysis shows gene therapy beneficial and likely cost-effective for patients with sickle cell disease
Normal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology A modeling study comparing the cost-effectiveness of gene therapy versus common…
Can passengers set a direction for prognosis?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An editorial paper was published in Oncoscience by researcher Peeter Karihtala from the University of Helsinki and University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, titled, “The mutational signatures…
1 in 6 parents say they probably wouldn’t know if teens were betting online
Most parents worry about online betting putting young people at risk of going into debt or developing a gambling addiction. Credit: University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National…
New criteria for sepsis in children based on organ dysfunction
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Clinician-scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were among a diverse, international group of experts tasked by the Society of Critical Care…
Excessive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated adolescent mental health challenges
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain How does time spent online, and especially social media, affect the brains and behaviors of children and youth? Social media platforms are seemingly designed to capture…
