Category: Features
Why are some people more attached to their smartphones?
Some people frequently check and re-check their mobile phones. Once this impulse is triggered, it may be more a question of not being able to leave the device alone than actually hoping to gain some reward from it. These insights […]
New treatment for common incurable eye condition
The MedInsight Research Institute and Center for Drug Repurposing at Ariel University presented the latest findings on positive user-reported outcomes of the repurposed drug dipyridamole in treating pterygium and related dry-eye symptoms. Dipyridamole is a cardiovascular drug, used for the […]
New program could improve hearing aid use for older adults
A new hearing aid adjustment program created by Kari Lane, assistant professor at the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri, may help increase hearing aid use for those who need them. “Being able to hear is very […]
Crunching sounds may reduce how much you eat
Researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University have found that the noise your food makes while you’re eating can have a significant effect on how much food you eat. The “Crunch Effect,” as they call it, suggests you’re […]
Engaging with customers can drive influence
Customers may respond better to social media campaigns and messages from companies that more frequently interact with consumers than companies seen as credible, but less interactive, according to researchers. In a study, participants who reviewed screenshots of fictitious interactions between […]
Smartphones could detect skin cancer
Dermatologists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) think that using smartphones as microscopes could improve the detection of skin cancer in developing countries. A smartphone microscope can be made with a 3 mm ball lens, […]
Exercise helps young people with psychosis
An exercise programme devised by researchers at the University of Manchester has reduced symptoms among young people with first-episode psychosis. The long-term prospects for young people who are diagnosed with psychosis are typically poor, with high rates of relapse, unemployment […]
Cold turkey best way to quit smoking
Smokers who quit smoking all in one go are more likely to quit the habit than those who gradually decrease the cigarettes they smoke, Oxford University researchers have found. Their study is published in journal Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr […]
Imaging technique may give clearer view of stroke damage
A team of researchers led by the University of Missouri School of Medicine has developed a new, real-time method of imaging molecular events after strokes – a finding that may lead to improved care for patients. “During an ischemic stroke, […]
Drug combo stops growth of lung cancer cells
Researchers in Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus have shut down one of the most common and lethal forms of lung cancer by combining the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin with an experimental targeted agent. The combination therapy worked in a laboratory study […]
