A simple, digital intervention that involves mentally playing Tetris can dramatically reduce memories of trauma in one month, even to the point of being symptom-free after six months, new research has shown. Source link
Viral mimetic systems and other technological platforms can enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies. This is important in the context of low-resource health settings, Africa’s focus on scaling up its vaccine manufacturing and pandemic preparedness. Source link
New research from the University of Bath’s School of Management suggests that the genetic predisposition for success can be derailed by childhood adversity, diverting attention from long-term goals to immediate survival, creating hidden barriers to social mobility. The study, published in Communications Psychology, found that genes associated with educational attainment influence how people take risks…
Amidst the hustle and bustle of busy days and competing priorities, ultimately, all parents want health and happiness for their children. But it is difficult for governments and health care providers to know the best way to help. With almost one in five young Australian children affected by overweight and obesity, do parents want more…
Genetic tests are being marketed to prospective parents that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, most intelligent, or healthiest baby. But these tests cannot deliver what they promise. The benefits are probably minimal, while the risks to patients, offspring, and society are real. Parents deserve accurate information, not marketing hype,…
In the recreation room at Eskaton Village in Carmichael, one of the residents, Bonnie Dale, is trying on a virtual reality (VR) headset. Source link
If you’ve ever read a food label and felt more than a little confused, you’re not alone. Since 2014, Australian shoppers have relied on the Health Star rating scheme to help them choose which foods to eat. This system ranks food products on a scale ranging from half a star to five stars, to help…
Researchers have identified a promising new speech biomarker that could significantly enrich clinical trials by reducing sample size requirements and enhancing statistical results. By using speech latency, participants likely to show a high placebo response can be identified and excluded. Source link
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a blood-based biomarker that may help identify patients with glioblastoma who are most likely to achieve long-term survival from novel treatment with an engineered oncolytic virus, delta-24-RGD, that targets and eliminates cancer cells. Source link
A new study has found that patients with long COVID tracks who had higher levels of known blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia had an increased size of a key brain structure and less blood supply. Source link
