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Pregnancy and Childbirth Today's Healthcare
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Can preeclampsia be prevented?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Preeclampsia is a mysterious condition that occurs in about one of 10 pregnancies without any early warning signs. After 20 weeks or more of normal blood pressure during the pregnancy, patients with preeclampsia will begin to experience elevated blood pressure and may also have increased levels of protein in their urine due to hypertension reducing the filtering power of the kidneys. Prolonged hypertension due to preeclampsia can lead to organ damage and life-threatening complications for mothers and fetuses.

Today's Healthcare
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Researchers caution diabetes patients' use of fitness video games      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The authors of a new study are warning people with type-1 diabetes to use fitness video games with caution. The study has found that 'exergames' can change people's perceptions of how fatigued they are -- which is potentially harmful for those with the condition.

Fitness Today's Healthcare
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High altitude training shows promise for patients ahead of surgery      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Simulated high altitude could help older patients at risk of health complications related to surgery, a new study has found.

Healthy Aging
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Researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools -- previously developed to analyze brains of patients in the clinic -- to investigate Alzheimer's disease progression in preclinical animal models.

Children's Health Today's Healthcare
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Children who play baseball risk elbow injury      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Youth baseball players are prone to elbow pain and injuries, including repetitive overuse changes and fractures, based on the maturity of their bones, according to a new study.

Psychology Research Today's Healthcare
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Brain waves usually found in sleep can protect against epileptic activity      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Slow waves that usually only occur in the brain during sleep are also present during wakefulness in people with epilepsy and may protect against increased brain excitability associated with the condition, finds a new study.

Child Development Children's Health Infant and Preschool Learning Infant's Health Parenting Skin Care Today's Healthcare
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Early body contact develops premature babies' social skills      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Skin-to-skin contact between parent and infant during the first hours after a very premature birth helps develop the child's social skills. The study also shows that fathers may play a more important role than previous research has shown.

Healthy Aging
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This 'gross' mixture has big benefits for the study of bacteria      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have discovered that growing bacteria on agar mixed with organs is an efficient and effective way to study infectious pathogens.

Child Development Children's Health Mental Health Research Parenting Psychology Research Today's Healthcare
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AI may aid in diagnosing adolescents with ADHD      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found significant differences in nine brain white matter tracts in individuals with ADHD.

Neuropathy Today's Healthcare
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Common headaches tied to neck inflammation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have identified objective evidence of how the neck muscles are involved in primary headaches, according to a new study.

Chronic Illness Healthy Aging
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Coronary heart disease before age 45 may increase risk of dementia later in life      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Having coronary heart disease at a younger age was associated with an increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, finds a new study.

Healthy Aging
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Conscientious personalities less at risk of dementia diagnosis      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism and negative affect, according to a new analysis. The difference was not linked to physical damage to brain tissue found in dementia patients, but more likely to how certain personality traits help people navigate dementia-related impairments.

Mental Health Research Psychology Research Stress Today's Healthcare
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Mindfulness-based intervention shows promise for PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A novel pilot study incorporating mindfulness into exposure therapy shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress in cardiac arrest survivors. One in three survivors of cardiac arrest survivors develop PTSD,  increasing their risk of mortality, yet no specific treatment has been developed for this population.  

Psychology Research Today's Healthcare
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Drugs already licensed could be trialled to potentially treat secondary brain cancer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs could be clinically trialed to find out if they could treat the disease.  The research also found genetic differences between smokers and non-smokers.

Psychology Research Today's Healthcare
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Eye-safe laser technology to diagnose traumatic brain injury      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the eye.

Psychology Research Today's Healthcare
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Researchers find connections between neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Investigators revealed how genetic changes in certain types of brain cells may contribute to the inflammatory response seen in Alzheimer's disease.

Healthy Aging
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Study identifies a key protein for healthy aging      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Life expectancy and healthy ageing in mice can be determined by a protein present in some cells of the immune system, according to a new study. When this protein -- known as the CD300f immune receptor -- is absent, animal models have a shorter life expectancy and suffer from pathologies associated with cognitive decline and premature ageing, especially in females.  

Today's Healthcare
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Stronger thigh muscles may prevent knee replacement surgery      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to new research. Researchers said the findings could inform strength-training programs for people with advanced arthritis in the knee.

Today's Healthcare
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New framework for using AI in health care considers medical knowledge, practices, procedures, values      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

  Health care organizations are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve patient care, but their translation into clinical settings has been inconsistent, in part because evaluating AI in health care remains challenging. In a new article, researchers propose a framework for using AI that includes practical guidance for applying values and that incorporates not just the tool's properties but the systems surrounding its use.

Children's Health Today's Healthcare
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Child care centers aren't a likely source of COVID-19 spread, study says      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Parents who send their children to child care can breathe a little easier. New research shows that children in daycare were not significant spreaders of COVID-19.