A recent University of Arizona College of Pharmacy study suggests that Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) may be a valuable means of assesing clinical skills while providing learning experiences for pharmacy students in community pharmacy settings. While the OSCEs were…
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Study helps Latino children manage obesity over two years
A three-year intervention designed to reduce weight gain in overweight and obese Latino children generated improvements in body mass index and many other health measures during the trial’s initial two years, according to a study led by researchers at the…
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Boxing Helps Parkinson’s Patient Dave Similo Live a More ‘Normal’ Life
Dave Similo, 61, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2017. He says he was devastated when he found out—but working with the Rock Steady Boxing program has helped. He attributes boxing classes to helping his voice control, balance, and more,…
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South Korea data helps create framework to identify COVID-19 vulnerable areas worldwide
Though the U.S. and South Korea recorded their first official COVID-19 case on the same day, January 20, 2020, there were notable differences in how each country would ultimately address what has become the world’s most severe pandemic since 1918….
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Efficient, systematic genetic analysis helps dissect disease inheritance
Many genetic variants have been found to have a linkage with genetic diseases, but the understanding of their functional roles in causing diseases are still limited. An international research team, including a biomedical scientist from City University of Hong Kong…
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Predicting words’ grammatical properties helps us read faster
Psycholinguists from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain found that when reading, people are not only able to predict specific words, but also words’ grammatical properties, which helps them to read faster. Researchers have also discovered that predictability of…
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Overdone it this year? Help's around the corner
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Overdone it this year? Help’s just around the corner with Mail’s 30-day Health Kick How was Christmas for you? With 2020 having been such a difficult year, it would be completely understandable if you’ve really gone to…
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New self-administered digital health tool helps women assess risk for premature delivery
Women who are intending to become pregnant or who have just found out they are pregnant can quickly learn of their risk for preterm birth with a noninvasive, self-administered digital tool called PopNatal. Dr. Avi Patil is the founder of…
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An acebuchin-oil-enriched diet helps to reduce hypertension
An acebuchin-oil-enriched diet helps to reduce arterial blood pressure, as shown by a study carried out by the Cardiovascular Physiopathology research group at the Physiology Department of the University of Seville. Furthermore, their work shows that acebuche oil has a…
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The targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow
The targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow: New technique could benefit 12,000 people diagnosed with head and neck tumours every year A new technique can help patients undergoing radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to swallow normally —…
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