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Medical Xpress / Predicting genetic risk for type 1 diabetes just got more accurate thanks to machine learning study

In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system shuts down the body's ability to make the hormone insulin, responsible for regulating blood sugar and providing cells with glucose to produce energy. As a result, they ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A five‑day course of magnetic brain stimulation could help autistic children communicate better

For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and social skills are limited.

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Medical Xpress / Why squishy toys feel so good: What the NeeDoh craze reveals about brain and sensory needs

NeeDoh is the latest squishy sensory toy to go viral. Social media is reporting how these blobs of gel are flying off the shelves, and are in short supply.

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Phys.org / Hidden in the headlines: New study uses local news to assess wildlife poaching in Romania

Graceful, brown-eyed, and a staple of local folklore, the roe deer is one of Romania's most iconic forest dwellers. But behind the serene image of these animals lies a hidden crisis: a new study reveals the roe deer is the ...

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Phys.org / Our study looked at teens' social media behavior—those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

As social media becomes a central part of young people's lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one homogeneous group. We frequently ...

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Phys.org / 'More empowered': How online gaming benefits people with disability

"You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are." These are the words of Link, an online gamer with disability—one of a group of 15 gamers with disability we interviewed as part of our new study, published ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / 'I don't believe no screens is possible': How parents manage devices and little kids

Parents are told to avoid screens altogether in the first two years of a child's life.

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Medical Xpress / Gentler blood cancer treatment could boost survival and quality of life

A gentler treatment for children whose leukemia has come back could boost survival and quality of life, a study led by a UCL academic has found. The new regime significantly reduces the need for intensive chemotherapy and ...

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Medical Xpress / Braille is everywhere blind adults navigate—so why has it nearly vanished from mobility training?

For a blind person, braille is more than just a tool for reading books. It's essential for navigating space, and is used on everything from signage to elevator buttons to 3D tactile maps. Yet very few orientation and mobility ...

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Medical Xpress / Medicine faces an AI reckoning: What happens when machines seem more empathetic than doctors?

A new perspective published in JAMA challenges the growing narrative that artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to replace physicians, arguing instead that the technology exposes deeper structural failures in modern health ...

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Medical Xpress / Health care costs reach a breaking point

With health care costs constituting a major source of concern across the U.S., the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere, today released a Presidential Advisory ...

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Medical Xpress / Early outdoor play predicts less sedentary adulthood for people with congenital heart disease

Researchers at University of Tsukuba report that patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) who were more physically active during childhood spend less time engaging in sedentary behavior and participate in higher levels ...

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