
Diagnosing COVID From a Person’s Voice
Researchers are exploring ways to use people’s vocalizations to diagnose coronavirus infections, dementia and depression
Researchers are exploring ways to use people’s vocalizations to diagnose coronavirus infections, dementia and depression
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Move over, "mommy brain". Men go through their own biological changes after a baby is born. But dads are programmed to challenge their kids, not coddle them
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