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Medical Xpress / Newer insulin may reduce low blood sugar in youth with type 1 diabetes
A trial led by University of Pittsburgh researchers and published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology adds nuance to the question of whether older human insulins are as effective as insulin analogs in low-resource ...
Medical Xpress / African genetic data could change how essential medicines are prescribed
The dosage information for drugs used in HIV treatment, malaria, cancer care, pain management and transplantation is largely based on data from European patients and fails to include vital information about how essential ...
Phys.org / Alive and kicking—walking soccer players defy stereotypes and show fitness is for everyone
Older people are defying stereotypes of aging by playing walking soccer, research from Cardiff University shows. Walking soccer is advertised as an accessible sport that provides a safe, sociable and inclusive physical activity. ...
Medical Xpress / Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better.
Phys.org / Adversity can follow NZ kids to the classroom. Can schools make a difference?
By their eighth birthday, an estimated 9 in 10 New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation or coped ...
Phys.org / Dads want to work from home, but fear career penalties
Working from home could improve family well-being, gender equality, fertility and staff retention, but only if fathers can use it without stigma or career penalties, new research from King's College London finds. The researchers ...
Phys.org / School smartphone bans are overly simplistic and not supported by young people, study finds
Outright smartphone bans in schools are likely to be ineffective and undermine students' trust without addressing core issues like harmful online content, cyberbullying and addictive platform design, a new UCL report finds.
Medical Xpress / Extreme temperatures increase emergency department visits among people with dementia, study finds
Exposure to extreme heat and cold is associated with an increased risk of emergency department (ED) visits among people living with dementia, according to preliminary research presented at the European Academy of Neurology ...
Medical Xpress / Restoring lost senses: One technology for both artificial vision and touch
Patients with untreatable conditions such as sight loss or loss of motor function could be closer to a viable technology for restoring their lost sense within a faster time frame. This is due to the discovery that advanced ...
Medical Xpress / Mapping the risk factors for mother-infant bonding disorder
Mother-to-infant bonding difficulties (MIBD) are commonly associated with postnatal depression. MIBD has been linked to developmental delays and child abuse. Researchers found that about half of MIBD cases in Japan involve ...
Tech Xplore / Microstructure-based model predicts sheet metal behavior in seconds for car and battery design
A research team led by Kyung Mun Min and Seonghwan Choi of Materials Processing Research Division (Korea Institute of Materials Science) has developed a new analysis model capable of predicting the anisotropic mechanical ...
Phys.org / Conflict increases food prices in far-flung locations, study finds
Fighting along key transport routes pushes up food prices in areas far from the conflict itself, according to a new study. Researchers examined the price of maize and other staples during the war in Somalia between government ...