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This algorithm has opinions about your face
AI project models first impressions based on facial features Source:Stevens Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have now taught an AI algorithm to model first impressions and accurately predict how people will be perceived based on a photograph of their face....
Pregnant women who receive COVID-19 vaccination pass protection from the virus to their newborns
Source:NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine Summary: Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, a new study finds. FULL STORY Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy...
Nearly one in five women who undergo hysterectomy may not need the procedure
Source:University of Michigan Health System Summary: Alternatives to hysterectomy are being underused and that treatment guidelines are often not followed, experts say. They add that up to 20% of women who get hysterectomies may not actually need the procedure. FULL...
Hospital management practices may put women at risk for C-sections during childbirth
Study of 53 hospitals found certain management practices in labor and delivery units associated with higher cesarean delivery rates Source:Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Summary: The way certain hospital labor and delivery units are managed may put healthy...
Effectiveness of medical management vs revascularization for intermittent leg claudication
Source:The JAMA Network Journals Summary: Among patients with intermittent claudication, those who had revascularization had significantly improved walking function, better health-related quality of life, and fewer symptoms of claudication at 12 months compared with...
Self-management support: Male healthcare attitudes studied
Source:University of York Summary: A researcher studying male attitudes towards self-managing long-term healthcare issues has discovered that self-management support is better received by men if it does not threaten aspects of masculine identity. FULL STORY A...
COVID-19 infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities
Source:Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Summary: Scientists have recently released guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 among elderly in long term care facilities. The article outlines the objective of WHO interim guidance on...
Long-term blood sugar history predicts risk of severe COVID-19 among diabetics
Two- to three-year history offers more accurate prediction than shorter time period Source:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Summary: People with type 2 diabetes who contract COVID-19 are nearly 50 percent more likely to wind up in intensive care if they have poorly...
Women’s mental health has higher association with dietary factors
Exercise could reduce negative association of certain food and mental distress in mature women Source:Binghamton University Summary: Women's mental health likely has a higher association with dietary factors than men's, according to new research. FULL STORY Women's...