News tagged with computer software


Physiotherapist creates new interactive wobbleboard to help rehabilitate patients

A physiotherapy lecturer at Bournemouth University (BU) has created a new interactive wobbleboard that will allow clinicians to better measure improvements in patients' balance.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computational medicine enhances way doctors detect, treat disease

Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops—and how to thwart it—has begun to leap off the drawing board and land in the hands of ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Georgia Tech creating high-tech tools to study autism

Researchers in Georgia Tech's Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new technological tools that automatically measure relevant behaviors of children, and promise to have significant impact on the ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sequencing cancer mutations: there's an app for that

Using precise information about an individual's genetic makeup is becoming increasingly routine for developing tailored treatments for breast, lung, colon and other cancers. But techniques used to identify meaningful gene ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Georgia Tech develops software for the rapid analysis of foodborne pathogens

2011 brought two of the deadliest bacterial outbreaks the world has seen during the last 25 years. The two epidemics accounted for more than 4,200 cases of infectious disease and 80 deaths. Software developed at Georgia Tech ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual childbirth simulator improves safety of high-risk deliveries

Newly developed computer software combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a fetus may help physicians better assess a woman's potential for a difficult childbirth. Results of a study using the new software were ...

Health created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The role of fat in assessing breast cancer risk

It is known that a high proportion of dense breast tissue, as seen with a mammogram, is associated with a high risk of breast cancer. But the role of non-dense fat tissue in the breast is less clear. New research published ...

Cancer created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds that mobile phone technology helps patients manage diabetes

An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a new study by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast