A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson’s disease.
Constructed using 22 small pressure sensors and fueled…
Category: 5. Health
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Early-life exposure to air and light pollution linked to increased risk of pediatric thyroid cancer
A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants — small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night — could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid…
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Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults
Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development…
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Integrative approach reveals promising candidates for Alzheimer’s disease risk factors or targets for therapeutic intervention
A study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital provides solutions to the pressing need…
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Key enzyme in lipid metabolism linked to immune system aging
Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and injury. Scientists aren’t completely sure why. They may have a better idea now, however, thanks to a new study in GeroScience.
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Generative AI’s diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors
The use of generative AI for diagnostics has attracted attention in the medical field and many research papers have been published on this topic. However, because the evaluation criteria were different for each study, a comprehensive analysis was…
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Researchers use machine learning to predict exercise adherence
Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a University of Mississippi research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts.
The team — Seungbak Lee and Ju-Pil Choe, both…
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Americans don’t think bird flu is a threat, study suggests
In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza,…
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Cognitively impaired older drivers are less likely to cause a crash when accompanied by a passenger
Researchers from University of Tsukuba examined variations in the likelihood of older drivers causing traffic crashes based on the presence of a passenger, utilizing nationwide traffic crash data between 2014 and 2020. Their analysis revealed…
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As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools
Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment”, many U.S. states allow physical punishment for students who have misbehaved.
Today, over a third of the…
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