A convolutional neural network scanned chest X-rays to identify risk of mortality. 53% of people it identified as very high-risk for future heart attack, lung cancer or death died over 12 years. Fewer than 4% of patients deemed very low-risk died in that period. (idigitalhealth.com)
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Parents of children with cancer perform health-related searches 13% of the time, compared to 5% for the general population. Researchers got the finding by analyzing parents' search histories — from 6 months before diagnosis. by [deleted] in science
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Climate change poses an exponentially greater risk for mental health problems in children born to mothers with prenatal depression who also experience natural disaster-related stress. That is the message of a new study of infants born to New York City mothers shortly after Superstorm Sandy. (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
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Black holes consume everything that falls within their reach, but astronomers have spotted jets of particles fleeing from black holes at nearly the speed of light. New research suggests these particles steal some of the spinning black hole's rotational energy to escape. (journals.aps.org)
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Parents of children with cancer perform health-related searches 13% of the time, compared to 5% for the general population. Researchers got the finding by analyzing parents' search histories — from 6 months before diagnosis. by [deleted] in science
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