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Want to know your mental health status? There’s an app for that

Nov. 12, 2019

²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers have developed a new mobile app that categorizes mental health status based on speech patterns. Ultimately, it could be used as an adjunct for in-person therapy or to help monitor patients from afar.

Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska takes photo of a stack of CD-ROMs

Video activism: How a picture really is worth 1,000 words

Nov. 5, 2019

Smartphone cameras and social media are fueling a new era of video activism, but how can journalists—and the public—be sure those images are real?

teens playing football

Study finds no link between youth contact sports and cognitive, mental health problems

Oct. 18, 2019

Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, suggests a new study of nearly 11,000 youth followed for 14 years.

Eliud Kipchoge running

Sub-2 hour marathon barrier broken

Oct. 10, 2019

Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge broke the fabled 2-hour marathon barrier in Vienna on Sunday, confirming a ²ÊÃñ±¦µä analysis of the course and conditions.

A woman seen through facial recognition software

Facial recognition software has a gender problem

Oct. 8, 2019

Facial analysis software is becoming increasingly prevalent for marketing and security, but new research shows it gets the gender of trans men wrong nearly 40% of the time and misgenders nonbinary individuals 100% of the time.

Aftermath of 2014 tornado in Vilonia, Arkansas

When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently

Sept. 19, 2019

Women take cover or prepare to evacuate more quickly but often have trouble convincing the men in their lives to do so, according to a study on how gender influences response to disaster. It also found traditional gender roles and power dynamics resurface, and female voices often go unheard.

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Sleeping too much—or too little—boosts heart attack risk

Sept. 2, 2019

Even if you are a non-smoker who exercises and has no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease, skimping on sleep—or getting too much of it—can boost your risk of heart attack.

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Autism rates increasing fastest among blacks and Hispanics

Aug. 28, 2019

Autism prevalence, which has historically been higher among white children, is now more common among black youth in most states and climbing faster among Hispanic youth than any other groups.

²ÊÃñ±¦µä postdoctoral researcher Philip Kragel

A computer system that knows how you feel

July 25, 2019

Could a computer, at a glance, tell the difference between a joyful image and a depressing one? According to new research, the answer is yes.

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Educating moms and dads may save kids' lives

July 22, 2019

Children whose mothers lack a college education are significantly more likely to die young, particularly from unintentional injuries, according to a sweeping new ²ÊÃñ±¦µä study of more than 377,000 youth.

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