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Social robot holds promise in autism screening
Social robot holds promise in autism screening
01 Feb 2024 byKanas Chan

A social robot named HUMANE holds promise in screening for autism by detecting children's eye gaze during storytelling sessions, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.

Social robot holds promise in autism screening
01 Feb 2024
Perinatal depression raises risk of death in women
Perinatal depression raises risk of death in women
24 Jan 2024 byStephen Padilla

Women who have been clinically diagnosed with perinatal depression are at greater risk of death, particularly during the first year of diagnosis and due to an unnatural death, such as suicide, reports a study. The observed association exists independent of psychiatric history and familiar factors.

Perinatal depression raises risk of death in women
24 Jan 2024
Trazodone, CBT for insomnia only as good as placebo in haemodialysis patients
Trazodone, CBT for insomnia only as good as placebo in haemodialysis patients
23 Jan 2024

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or trazodone appear to be no better than placebo in the treatment of insomnia among patients undergoing long-term haemodialysis, reveals a study. In addition, trazodone use is associated with a higher incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs).

Trazodone, CBT for insomnia only as good as placebo in haemodialysis patients
23 Jan 2024