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Scientists tested AI tools that help ERs decide who goes first, and one common label in a patient’s record pushed people about to get worse down the line

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists tested AI tools that help ERs decide who goes first, and one common label in a patient’s record pushed people about to get worse down the line

Oct 23 · 4 min read · npj Digital Medicine

Scientists analyzed 38,467 songs released from 1947 to 2024 and found that lyrics have steadily lost their feelings, except for one emotion that kept growing

Scientists analyzed 38,467 songs released from 1947 to 2024 and found that lyrics have steadily lost their feelings, except for one emotion that kept growing

Oct 17 · 4 min read · Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

A study of 4,523 people with dementia found that those who were overweight or obese at diagnosis had a lower risk of dying than people of normal weight. The usual statistical explanations for this paradox did not hold up.

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 4,523 people with dementia found that those who were overweight or obese at diagnosis had a lower risk of dying than people of normal weight. The usual statistical explanations for this paradox did not hold up.

Oct 10 · 4 min read · Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

Monogamy is widely assumed to be the safer choice. A study of 10,500 Finns found that people with multiple partners had sexual health and functioning that matched or slightly beat those who were strictly monogamous.

Monogamy is widely assumed to be the safer choice. A study of 10,500 Finns found that people with multiple partners had sexual health and functioning that matched or slightly beat those who were strictly monogamous.

Sep 29 · 3 min read · SAGA journals

Scientists found that women’s higher dementia rates aren’t just because they live longer, in data from 22 studies across 18 countries

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists found that women’s higher dementia rates aren’t just because they live longer, in data from 22 studies across 18 countries

Oct 21 · 3 min read · JAMA Neurology

A study of 421,402 people found that those taking cholesterol-lowering statins were 15% less likely to develop glaucoma. Among people who already had it, the bigger difference was in who needed surgery.

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 421,402 people found that those taking cholesterol-lowering statins were 15% less likely to develop glaucoma. Among people who already had it, the bigger difference was in who needed surgery.

Oct 16 · 4 min read · British Journal of Ophthalmology

Scientists found that women who had postpartum depression developed heart disease and stroke at a 56% higher rate, and standard risk calculators leave it out

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists found that women who had postpartum depression developed heart disease and stroke at a 56% higher rate, and standard risk calculators leave it out

Oct 7 · 6 min read · BMJ Medicine

Scientists found that couples who hate the same bands reported stronger feelings of love, and similar personalities didn’t explain it

Scientists found that couples who hate the same bands reported stronger feelings of love, and similar personalities didn’t explain it

Oct 19 · 4 min read · Social Psychological and Personality Science

A randomized trial of 16,683 college students found that collecting phones at the start of class raised grades, most of all for struggling students. The bigger surprise was how students felt about it afterward.

A randomized trial of 16,683 college students found that collecting phones at the start of class raised grades, most of all for struggling students. The bigger surprise was how students felt about it afterward.

Oct 12 · 4 min read · Science

For a decade, doctors were told Prozac clearly helps depressed kids, but scientists traced that claim to one tiny study with numbers that don’t add up

Medical Research & Innovations

For a decade, doctors were told Prozac clearly helps depressed kids, but scientists traced that claim to one tiny study with numbers that don’t add up

Oct 5 · 6 min read · The Lancet

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