The sexbot industry should include older adults with disabilities in the design and marketing of its products, to support their emotional health and wellbeing and help counter ageism and stereotyping, argues an ethicist in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The physiological changes of ageing and increasing vulnerability to conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and arthritis, […]
Results from a new trial published by a team led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests lower dairy intake may be beneficial for people with metabolic syndrome. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Mario Kratz, an associate professor in Fred Hutch’s Public Health Sciences Division, […]
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) previewed its 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at ACR Convergence, the College’s annual meeting, held virtually from Nov. 5 to 9. Panelists, including rheumatologists, methodologists, and patients living with the disease, developed the recommendations using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations […]
People who have their own coop full of chickens obviously love chickens. Like, more than people. So it only makes sense that the feathered friends should be incorporated into as many aspects as life as possible, including Christmas. Thanks to Create A Treat, you can start the holiday season by building a gingerbread chicken coop. […]
(HealthDay)—The percentage of physician visits by adults with diagnosed hypertension varies by patient residence, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Danielle Davis, M.P.H., and Pinyao Rui, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, […]
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by studying the patients’ brain with a newly-developed methodology. This novel approach also enables researchers to measure the effects of potential drugs on AD patients, opening new directions for AD research and drug development. Although […]
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 — In a graphic illustration of the danger the new coronavirus poses to essential workers in America, a new study shows that as many as 74 million of these workers and their families are at increased risk for COVID-19. It gets worse: Of that number, up to 61% are at increased […]
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München together with LMU University Eye Hospital Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) created a novel deep learning method that makes automated screenings for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy more efficient. Reducing the amount of expensive annotated image data that is required for the training of the algorithm, […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for November 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. For the fourth day, cases of COVID-19 in Illinois have surpassed 10,000, state data shows. Cases first surpassed the 10,000 mark on Friday. As of Sunday, daily news cases were still above 10,000, with more […]
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Fighting fires comes with many risks. But new research shows there’s a new one to consider: increased exposure to fires appears to raise the likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other problems. […]
