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Low vitamin D may increase your risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

As the latest wave of COVID-19 shows no signs of abating, University of South Australia experts say it’s not just booster shots that could offer protection—healthy levels of vitamin D may also play a role.

Largest database of brain tumor gene expression created to speed discovery of new treatments

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

A new online tool developed by researchers at the University of Louisville promises to speed up the discovery of treatments for brain and nerve tumors, especially rare ones that have had limited research attention.

Why some people persist in harmful behaviors—even when they know where they’re going wrong

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

Why do some people keep making choices that hurt them, even when the outcomes are obvious?

GLP-1 drugs fail to provide key long-term health benefit, study shows

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health, University of Virginia experts warn in a new paper.

Even grave errors at rehab hospitals go unpenalized and undisclosed, analysis finds

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, Encompass Health Corp., and other for-profit corporations have had rare but serious incidents of patient harm and perform below average on two key safety measures tracked by Medicare.

Patients have reservations about physicians who use artificial intelligence, according to study

MyBlueDots11 hours ago01 mins

People view physicians more negatively who disclose the use of artificial intelligence in their practice. This is the conclusion of a new study by psychologists from Würzburg published in JAMA Network Open.

Recommended immunization schedules explained

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Experts in vaccines and vaccination—including pediatricians—work together throughout the year to update the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger.

New theory suggests attention flickers between competing sights like a strobe light

MyBlueDots12 hours ago01 mins

When you look at the world around you, it might feel like your eyes and brain work in perfect sync—taking in a smooth, continuous stream of information. But according to new research led by cognitive neuroscientist Prof. Ayelet N. Landau from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, that’s not quite how the brain works. Instead, attention behaves more like a strobe light: flickering in and out at a steady rhythm.

Research identifies genetic predictor of weight loss with GLP-1RAs

MyBlueDots12 hours ago01 mins

A new study published by Cleveland Clinic researchers in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism investigating the genetic underpinnings of weight loss response has identified a gene, neurobeachin (NBEA), as a predictor of how individuals respond to GLP-1RAs, the class of medications behind popular treatments like liraglutide and semaglutide.

Collaboration helps multiple sclerosis patients track symptoms

MyBlueDots12 hours ago01 mins

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University collaborated to create a customized app based on artificial intelligence that may help people with multiple sclerosis track their symptoms—and even predict them.

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Low vitamin D may increase your risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19

Largest database of brain tumor gene expression created to speed discovery of new treatments

Why some people persist in harmful behaviors—even when they know where they’re going wrong

GLP-1 drugs fail to provide key long-term health benefit, study shows

Even grave errors at rehab hospitals go unpenalized and undisclosed, analysis finds

Patients have reservations about physicians who use artificial intelligence, according to study

Low vitamin D may increase your risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19

Largest database of brain tumor gene expression created to speed discovery of new treatments

Why some people persist in harmful behaviors—even when they know where they’re going wrong

GLP-1 drugs fail to provide key long-term health benefit, study shows

Even grave errors at rehab hospitals go unpenalized and undisclosed, analysis finds

Patients have reservations about physicians who use artificial intelligence, according to study

Recommended immunization schedules explained

New theory suggests attention flickers between competing sights like a strobe light

Research identifies genetic predictor of weight loss with GLP-1RAs

Collaboration helps multiple sclerosis patients track symptoms

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