Health

Growing up in poverty may impact the wiring of a child's brain, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Many people don't consider the day to begin until their coffee mug is empty. Coffee is commonly assumed to increase alertness, thus individuals drink it to wake themselves up and improve their productivity. Portuguese researchers analysed coffee consumers to determine whether the wakefulness effect is due to caffeine qualities or the experience of drinking coffee.

The effect of group-based performing arts-based therapy on symptom severity, well-being, quality of life, functional communication, and social participation was studied by researchers at the University of Exeter. In a study published in BMJ Open, the researchers analysed 171 studies and included 12 that met the screening criteria.

According to research presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), women with adenomyosis, a chronic condition that can cause pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding, are at an increased risk of infertility as well as problems in pregnancy and during birth.

According to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions.

Cambridge scientists have discovered a blood pattern that could help predict how well an individual will respond to immunisations. The study, which was published in Nature Communications, could explain why, even within susceptible patient groups, some people respond better to immunisations than others.