Mobile app-based health studies hampered by low participant engagement, retention rates

Studies using mobile health applications are hampered by significantly high participant dropout rates, although retention strategies can help maintain participant engagement, according to a study published in JMIR. The adoption of mobile health (mHealth) apps has been increasing in the research sphere, and researchers have been able to monitor day-to-day fluctuations of a wide range of real-time data using these […]

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‘Sexual Minority’ Med Students Face Inclusivity Challenges: Study

Medical students who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual view medical school learning environments less favorably than heterosexual students, and rates of burnout may be higher for these students, according to a study published today in JAMA. The cross-sectional analysis conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine evaluated deidentified data from 25,757 graduating medical students who completed the Association […]

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The global effort against tuberculosis, a disease which takes 1.5 million lives annually, presents some cause for optimism, according to an expert from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and a colleague from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The paper “Anti-tuberculosis treatment strategies and drug development: challenges and priorities” is authored by Véronique Dartois, […]

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Rihanna's Latest Pregnancy Photos Are Calling Attention to a Very Common Pregnancy Condition

Rihanna’s stylish maternity looks are stunning, innovative and — as it turns out — very educational. Twitter has been discussing the dark line on the mom-to-be’s belly which is actually a very common pregnancy condition called Linea Nigra. According to the American Pregnancy Association, Linea Nigra runs from your naval to your pubic bone. It typically develops around the fifth […]

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Diaper need emerges as health indicator during pandemic

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a third of Massachusetts households with a child under five didn’t have enough diapers to change their child as often as needed, according to our survey. A baby without enough diapers might have more doctor visits for diaper rash and urinary tract infections. But we also found a link between […]

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A nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot called Fibot was successfully developed in research led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Fibot can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH of its environment, thus releasing different drugs in different anchored positions. The research has shed light on the development of millirobots, with the potential application […]

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Hilary Duff Posted 1-Year-Old Daughter Mae’s ‘Flight Soundtrack’ & Wow, That Scream is Impressive!

Parenting toddlers isn’t for the faint of heart. But traveling with toddlers? You have to possess saint-like levels of patience. Just ask Hilary Duff, who recently flew to Hawaii with husband Matthew Koma, 3-year-old daughter Banks, 1-year-old daughter Mae, and 10-year-old son Luca (whom she shares with ex-husband Mike Comrie). She shared an Instagram Story about Mae’s scream on the […]

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Study reports an orally available SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor with potent in vivo antiviral activity

In a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, researchers examined the efficiency of the main protease (Mpro) inhibitor against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: An orally available Mpro inhibitor is effective against wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and variants including Omicron. Image Credit: NicoElNino/Shutterstock Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has been instrumental in curbing the morbidity and mortality […]

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Morning Live: Dr Ranj Singh explains what 'brain fog' is We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Research from Cambridge University reports that a staggering 70 percent […]

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