Young carers’ futures look bleak without flexible school support
Young Australians providing care for family members with mental illnesses, alcohol and drug addictions are struggling to keep up with ...
Tag: Quality of Life
Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones
Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...
Natural environments favor ‘good’ bacteria
A new study has shown that restoring environments to include a wider range of species can promote 'good' bacteria over ...
Restaurant acoustics that schmeckt
At the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville, acoustics scientists will describe how they are rolling out new ...
Improving health outcomes with a little help from our friends — and artificial intelligence
Medical University of South Carolina researchers identified socially isolated prostate cancer patients with 90 percent accuracy by parsing physicians' notes ...
Implementing a care pathway for spatial neglect to improve stroke outcomes
Stroke researchers strive to close the implementation gap for spatial neglect careCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 14, 2019. ...
High-tech pets designed to care for seniors
Improving upon an existing line of robotic pets, a UC professor and her class have created a lifelike dog that ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of 12 cervical cancer screenings
Bottom Line: This cost-effectiveness analysis incorporates women's preferences and estimates quality of life and economic outcomes for 12 cervical cancer ...
Clinical trial at CU Anschutz will test injectable vs. oral medications to treat HIV
Many forget to take daily pills, experimental injectable drugs last longer Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, ...
Mental disorders more common in people who live alone
Credit: Jacob et al., 2019 Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according ...
Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown
Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities are to benefit, ...
Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women
Study reveals active older women prefer wearable sensors over smart home sensors to measure personal activity data collection A study ...
House hunting is a struggle for mixed-race families
Desire for diversity means these parents settle for less affluent neighborhoods Mixed-race couples are a burgeoning population in the United ...
How does chronic edema impact health-related quality of life?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 26, 2019--Final results of the large, international LIMPRINT study have ...