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Study finds restaurants, bars still serving alcohol to intoxicated patrons

Study finds restaurants, bars still serving alcohol to intoxicated patrons

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly every state has laws that ban restaurants and bars from serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated customers. But, at least in one region, few establishments seem to be complying, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Researchers found that across 300 bars and restaurants …

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Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Center at UCLH have highlighted the importance of continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine performance as the virus continues to evolve. Published today as a research paper in The Lancettheir study compared …

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Dietitian breaks down the science, sifts through the myths, and offers a different way to think about food

Dietitian breaks down the science, sifts through the myths, and offers a different way to think about food

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Credit: CRC Press With so many types of diets being promoted online and on social media, a leading dietitian says flexibility is more sustainable than a rigid diet plan. Joyce Patterson, MPH, RDN, BC-ADM, CPT is a registered dietitian and a diabetes care and education specialist at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, US, and she …

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Pain in the pursuit of beauty: One in eight suffer chronic pain after cosmetic surgery, study finds

Pain in the pursuit of beauty: One in eight suffer chronic pain after cosmetic surgery, study finds

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ten percent of respondents to a recent survey of Norwegian adults had undergone cosmetic surgery, with one in eight of these experiencing chronic post-operative pain, according to results. published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain. The study is the first to examine the prevalence of cosmetic surgery among Norwegian adults since …

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Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

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Cortical spreading depolarization (CSD) drives wave-like calcium activity in meningeal afferents. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91871.3 A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) offers new insights into migraine pain mechanisms, particularly the emergence of worsening migraine headaches with movement. The findings offer a potential mechanism that may explain this clinical …

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Emergency room culture may deter medical students from selecting specialty

Emergency room culture may deter medical students from selecting specialty

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Credit: Pixabay from Pexels In a new UCLA Health study, 25 medical students pursuing emergency medicine were interviewed about their experiences working in an emergency room during clinical rotations. Four themes were identified in their answers: watching difficult interactions between patient and care team and among the care team was distressing; women participants found that …

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‘Study drugs’ shown to set the stage for other drug use and mental health decline

‘Study drugs’ shown to set the stage for other drug use and mental health decline

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taking “study drugs” like Adderall without a diagnosis is not only dangerous in itself but can lead to other drug use and a decline in mental health, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications are frequently used illicitly by college …

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AI-generated food images found to look tastier than real photos of food

AI-generated food images found to look tastier than real photos of food

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Proportion of correct discrimination of AI-generated foods as a function of participants’ age (line) in Study 1A, with 95% CIs (shaded area). Credit: Food Quality and Preference (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105149 With the Global Nutrition and Hydration Week 2024 starting today, researchers have announced an intriguing discovery—consumers generally prefer AI-generated images of food over real food …

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Wearable tech captures real-time hemodynamics on the go

Wearable tech captures real-time hemodynamics on the go

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A new photoacoustic imaging watch can acquire high-resolution imaging of blood vessels in the skin. Credit: Lei Xi, Southern University of Science and Technology Researchers have developed a photoacoustic imaging watch for high-resolution imaging of blood vessels in the skin. The wearable device could offer a non-invasive way to monitor hemodynamic indicators such as heart …

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A health care device for tracking chronic diabetic wounds

A health care device for tracking chronic diabetic wounds

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Schematic illustrations and diagrams of real-time wound monitoring systems. Credit: Advanced Healthcare Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302797 A KAIST research team has developed an effective wireless system that monitors the wound healing process by tracking the spatiotemporal temperature changes and heat transfer characteristics of damaged areas such as diabetic wounds. The research team led by Professor …

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