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.
Category: 5. Health
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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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What Trump’s Executive Order Could Mean For Healthcare
WASHINGTON D.C. – April 9: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in … More
President…
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Nontraditional risk factors shed light on unexplained strokes in adults younger than 50
dults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or other nontraditional stroke risk factors rather than traditional risks such as high blood pressure, according to research published today in…
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Cerebral palsy medications given to adults may not match needs
Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy.
However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type of symptom they’re experiencing.
This…
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Deep learning algorithm used to pinpoint potential disease-causing variants in non-coding regions of the human genome
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk…
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