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Brain Can Plan Actions Toward Things the Eye Doesn’t See

People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ... [Published Health Canal - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Mind Institute, ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Machine Learning

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Karolinska Institutet

Can pet dogs help children with autism?

An animal behaviour expert is to speak at a special conference taking place to explore the potential benefits a pet dog can bring to families with a child with autism. An animal behaviour expert is to speak at a special conference taking place to explore ... [Published Health Canal - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Autism, Blacksburg (Virginia, United States), Karolinska Institutet

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Identify Emotions Based on Brain Activity

New Study Extends “Mind Reading” Research to Feelings by Applying Machine Learning Techniques to fMRI Data ... [Published Health Canal - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Machine Learning

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Ramadan and Diabetes

Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is an important spiritual practice. When you have diabetes, you may be wondering how fasting will affect your diabetes. There is a lot of misinformation about diabetes and Ramadan. This handout is written to answer ... [Published Health Canal - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Diabetes, Blood Glucose, Ramadan

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Afghan girl to receive treatment for heart condition at N.C. Children's Hospital

A North Carolina nonprofit organization and a UNC Hospitals volunteer are partnering to bring an 8-year-old girl with a hole in her heart to UNC for medical treatment. , a not-for-profit foundation based in Charlotte, N.C. will bring six Afghan children ... [Published Health Canal - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Heart Disease, Southern Pines (United States), Congenital, Enrichment, Dallas (Texas, United States)

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

American Heart Association

Hospitals to use program to better treat patients with irregular heartbeat

DALLAS — Healthcare providers have a new tool to help identify and better treat people with an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib). the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations Get With The Guidelines$-AFIB. This hospital-based ... [Published Health Canal - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Patient, congestive heart failure, American Heart Association, Atrial Fibrillation, Warfarin

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Université du Québec à Montréal

Group-based child care is linked to reduced emotional problems in preschool children of depressed mothers

Child care is linked to fewer emotional problems and symptoms of social withdrawal among children exposed to maternal depression, according to a new study of nearly 2000 children conducted by researchers in Montreal, Canada, at the Sainte-Justine University ... [Published Health Canal - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Université du Québec à Montréal, University of Montreal, Montreal

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Antacids: risky for premature babies

Persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus (PDA) (a fetal vascular conduit that fails to close after birth) is a common cardiac problem in preterm infants.by Leigh MacMillanIn an analysis of findings from a previous clinical trial, Robert Cotton, M.D., ... [Published Health Canal - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Antacids, Premature Baby, cimetidine, Antacid, Ductus Arteriosus

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Researchers investigate relationship between technology use and childhood obesity

The University of Newcastle is leading a research project into the link between adolescent boys, the amount of time that they spend in front of a computer or TV screen and their level of physical fitness.The research project, Active Teen Leaders Avoiding ... [Published Health Canal - 14 hours ago]

Entities: University of Newcastle, Obesity, Fitness, Australian Research Council, Interference

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Investment in general practice is the key to better care for children

Responding to a survey by the charity Action for Sick Children, RCGP Chair Dr Clare Gerada said:"Action for Sick Children is an excellent charity with 50 years experience of working with children, parents, and health professionals. We can trust their ... [Published Health Canal - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Action, Patient, Pertussis, Out-of-Hours

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

The discerning fruit fly: Linking brain-cell activity and behavior in smell recognition

It takes as few as 25 brain cells for a fly to characterize and distinguish among odorsCold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Behind the common expression you cant compare apples to oranges lies a fundamental question of neuroscience: How does the brain recognize that ... [Published Health Canal - 16 hours ago]

Entities: pomace fly, Neuroscience, olfaction

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

US spends 18 times more on autism research than UK

Levels of autism research in the UK fall way behind those of the US, finds new research published today by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) at the Institute of Education (IOE), ... [Published Health Canal - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Autism, United Kingdom, Institute of Psychiatry, Institute of Education, King's College London

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Investment in general practice is the key to better care for children [Published Health Canal - 16 hours ago]

...that over half of the young people with an HIV-1C infection have high levels not only of the virus but also of CD4+ T cells," says Ujjwal Neogi. "They are well and show no symptoms of AIDS despite high levels of the virus in the blood."

Molecular analyses describe HIV epidemic in India [Published Health Canal - 18 hours ago]

"We need to look at changing the indicator we use. The data suggests one thing and sure, we have policy going along with it, but the actual true picture isn't as it seems. We're putting in policies aimed at a non-existent problem."

'Flawed data' driving hospital emergency department policy - study [Published Health Canal - Jun 17 2013]

"Ultimately, we hope that our research helps to raise awareness in the community about both the mental and physical issues associated with incontinence. We know it's embarrassing, but if you discuss it with your GP, your life really can change." New research from the University of Adelaide shows middle-aged women are more likely to suffer

Incontinence takes mental toll on younger women [Published Health Canal - Jun 14 2013]

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