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Boosting Parent Support to End Child Violence in Tanzania: Insights from the Ground

January 15, 2025

In Tanzania, changing how parents behave can reduce violence against children. This study looked at what policymakers and service providers think about giving parents support to stop violence. It used Daly's framework to find out what helps and hinders this kind of support. Parents can learn to dis

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The Global Issue of Child Sexual Violence: A Closer Look at Numbers and Trends

January 14, 2025

Child sexual violence is a widespread problem that affects children in various countries around the world. To understand the extent and variations of this issue, researchers often conduct meta-analyses and cross-national comparisons. Let's dive into what these studies reveal. First, let's talk abou

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The Impact of Blood Donations in Taiwan: A Closer Look

January 14, 2025

Blood is an essential resource in the medical world, mostly coming from donations without payment. As Taiwan's population ages, there's a growing need for blood, which brings new challenges to managing this precious resource. By analyzing trends, we can better understand how to handle blood supplies

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Healthcare Efficiency: Why Latin America's Investments Aren't Paying Off

January 14, 2025

Latin America has been pouring money into healthcare, but the health of its people isn't improving as much as expected. Why is that? The answer might lie in how these countries use their resources. A recent study used a method called Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to check the efficiency of healthc

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A New Hope for Treating Breast Cancer in the Brain

January 14, 2025

Imagine if there were a drug that could effectively treat breast cancer that has spread to the brain. That's where Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) comes into play! This drug has shown great promise in helping patients with a specific type of breast cancer called HER2-positive. When breast cancer spre

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The Hidden Costs of Advanced Neurosurgery: A Closer Look at Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in India

January 14, 2025

Did you know that setting up a gamma knife facility for advanced neurosurgery isn't cheap? Hospitals in India have to carefully think about their budgets to keep these facilities running. One big hospital in India decided to dig into their costs and figure out when they'd break even. They found that

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Video Games That Move: How Exergames Help Overweight Kids Stay Fit

January 13, 2025

In today's tech-driven world, exergames have become a hot topic for encouraging physical activity (PA) among kids. These games combine exercise and gaming, which might sound like a fun way to tackle obesity issues. Researchers recently did a thorough check of available studies to see how effective e

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Speech Signals: Unveiling Neurological Disorders

January 13, 2025

Digital biomarkers are becoming more common in healthcare, helping doctors make better decisions. Speech is a complex process that involves breathing, voice production, mouth movements, and the way sounds echo. These processes depend on specific brain and body systems. When something goes wrong, it

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The Aromatic World of Bee Pollen

January 13, 2025

Scientists have been exploring the scents of bee pollen from Central and Eastern Europe. They used a special technique called headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) along with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry (GC-MS-O) to figure out the best way to extract the smells. They

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Why We Should Look Beyond P-Values in Hip Impingement Studies

January 13, 2025

In the world of medical research, particularly when studying hip impingement syndrome (Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome), scientists often rely heavily on P-values to determine if a treatment works. These P-values help us see if the results are statistically significant. However, this method ca