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Medical Xpress / Electronic paperwork increasing burnout risk among young doctors

An overload of electronic paperwork is increasing the risk of burnout among young doctors, a new study says.

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Medical Xpress / An avatar to study pediatric brain cancer may soon be a reality

Biopsy-derived organoids, accurate models of disease, are used to search for new drugs. Now, results obtained by a study led by the University of Trento in collaboration with Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome may pave ...

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Phys.org / Tropical geckos in Australia are more adaptable than we thought

Earth is teeming with life: creatures big and small have spread and adapted to vastly different environments. Many animals can also change their physiology—how their bodies function—in response to local fluctuations. Just ...

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Medical Xpress / People over 60 feel younger in the morning, suggesting it is the best time to maximize well-being activities

A study by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University suggests that mornings are the optimal time for older adults to engage in age-related interventions to maximize well-being. The research involved 86 men and women aged ...

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Medical Xpress / Medical schools no longer required to teach health inequities

Future doctors may no longer be required to learn about how social and economic factors affect health.

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Phys.org / German firms trapped between US and China, study finds

Germany's largest companies are deeply entangled with rival businesses in China and the US, and unable to escape either superpower, according to new research published by the University of Sussex and King's College London. ...

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Medical Xpress / Sleep health overlooked: Nearly half of adults haven't talked to their health care professional about sleep

While sleep is essential to health, nearly half of adults (45%) have not discussed sleep with their health care professional, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The health care conversation ...

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Phys.org / New forensic tool provides intelligence to link serial killer victims by analyzing facial similarities

Researchers at Murdoch University have developed a forensic intelligence tool which could help police link the victims of serial offenders by analyzing their facial appearance. The study, "Development of face similarity linkage ...

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Phys.org / AI writes a research paper that passes peer review

To date, the main role of AI in scientific research has been to assist with narrow tasks such as discovering chemical structures, analyzing data or predicting protein shapes. But now, the technology has broken new ground ...

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Medical Xpress / DASH diet grocery program delivers blood pressure and cholesterol benefits

Black adults with high blood pressure who received dietitian counseling and home deliveries of groceries aligned with the DASH diet—meaning high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, nuts, seeds, legumes and ...

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Medical Xpress / More aggressive cholesterol-lowering improves heart outcomes

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events by one-third among patients with ...

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Phys.org / Your post-gym protein shake may get a taste upgrade: Manufacturing can improve whey protein drink palatability

The taste and texture profile of protein shakes could be improved by tweaking the way whey protein is made, new research has found. An ongoing collaboration among the University of Reading, Aberystwyth University and Arla ...

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