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Synthetic Speech Generated From Brain Recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virt...Full Article
Speech Recognition Technology Is Not A Solution For Poor Readers
Could artificial intelligence be a solution for people who cannot read well (functional illiterates) or those who cannot read at all (complete illiterates)? According to psych...Full Article
Sensing Food Textures Is A Matter Of Pressure
Food's texture affects whether it is eaten, liked or rejected, according to Penn State researchers, who say some people are better at detecting even minor differences in consi...Full Article
Adventist Health White Memorial Improves Operating Room Turnaround Time With TAGNOS-Zebra Solution
TAGNOS™, developer of clinical logistics automation software for hospital operations, and Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with s...Full Article
Consistent Use Of Diabetes Technology Across Multiple Environments Benefits Youth With Diabetes
In recent years, diabetes technology has evolved at a rapid pace, and the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems has grown tremendously. To foste...Full Article
Researchers’ Discovery Could Lead To Improved Therapies For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major r...Full Article
Study: Suicide Among Older Adults In Long-Term Care Suggests More Is Needed To Promote Mental, Social Well-Being
Clinicians, administrators and policymakers should consider ways to support the mental health and well-being of older adults as they go through residential transitions, accord...Full Article
Phantom Sensations: When The Sense of Touch Deceives
Without being aware of it, people sometimes wrongly perceive tactile sensations. A new study in the scientific journal "Current Biology" shows how healthy people can sometimes...Full Article
Gut Microbes Eat Our Medication
The first time Vayu Maini Rekdal manipulated microbes, he made a decent sourdough bread. At the time, young Maini Rekdal, and most people who head to the kitchen to whip up a ...Full Article
Adjuvant That Prevents Vaccine-Enhanced Respiratory Disease In RSV Identified
A unique adjuvant, a substance that enhances the body's immune response to toxins and foreign matter, can prevent vaccine-enhanced respiratory disease, a sickness that has pos...Full Article
Two Hours A Week Is Key Dose Of Nature For Health And Wellbeing
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study. Research led by the Universi...Full Article
Rutgers Scientist Creates “Virtual Biopsy” Device to Detect Skin Tumors
Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new “virtual biopsy” device that can quickly determine a skin lesion’s...
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Smoking May Impair Body's Blood Pressure Autocorrect System
Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops in blood pressure may help explain why, according to researchers. "The...Full Article
Hopkins Researchers Release Tool To Enable Better Health Care
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins Medicine have launched the Precision Medicine Analytics Platform (PMAP), a new data ...Full Article
Study: Apple Watch Shows Promise In Detecting AFib
Summary: Study findings presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Meeting showed that Apple Watch was able to accurately detect atrial fibrillation (AFib),...Full Article
Cancer Survivors Celebrate Strength, Self-Care
To survive in his struggle against an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Bin McLaurin didn't only have to overcome the disease attacking his body. He said he also had to toss...Full Article
Determining Risk Of Recurrence In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institut...Full Article
Penn Researchers Influence CDC’s Clarification On Prescribing Opioids For Cancer Pain
To reduce the number of people who may misuse, abuse, or overdose from opioids, multiple national agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ...Full Article
Kids With Headache After Stroke Might Be At Risk For Another Stroke
A new study has found a high incidence of headaches in pediatric stroke survivors and identified a possible association between post-stroke headache and stroke recurrence. Hea...Full Article
‘Five Star’ Hospitals Often Provide Fewer Services Than Other Hospitals, New Data Suggests
If you’re looking for a top-notch hospital with a wide range of services, narrowing your list to hospitals with a five-star patient experience rating might lead you astray. Ma...Full Article
Study Identifies Promising Target For Parkinson’s Intervention
An international research team led by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has identified a potential target for therapeutics that might help slow the progres...Full Article
Study Aims To Use Orange Peels For Something Useful: Better Heart Health
You’ve heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now orange peels may improve your heart health. Yu Wang, an assistant professor of food science and human nutrition at the ...Full Article
A Homing Beacon For Chemotherapy Drugs
Killing tumor cells while sparing their normal counterparts is a central challenge of cancer chemotherapy. If scientists could put a “homing beacon” in tumors, they could attr...Full Article
Father's Day: This Father And Son Have A Lot Of Heart
Lots of parents and children go into related lines of work. But not many do it with as much heart–literally–as one father-and-son duo at Cedars-Sinai. Fardad Esmailian, MD, t...Full Article
Increase In Resolution, Scale Take CT Scanning And Diagnosis To The Next Level
To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different medical conditions and treatments. Researchers have developed...Full Article
