Cardiology
Virtual heart sheds new light on heart defect
(Medical Xpress)—A virtual heart, developed at The University of Manchester, is revealing new information about one of the world's most common heart conditions.
Jan 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Investigating the bystander effect: Virtual Reality as a viable platform for experimental psychology
The bystander effect is well-known in behavioural psychology and suggests that the more people who witnessing a violent emergency the less likely it is that someone will intervene. It was first identified in the 1960s, but ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
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 understanding of ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows why some types of multitasking are more dangerous than others
In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.
Jul 23, 2012
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Other
Researchers develop technology to support stroke patients
The University of Southampton, in collaboration with Roke Manor Research Ltd, has pioneered the use of Xbox computer technology to develop the world's first process that measures hand joint movement to help stroke patients ...
Jun 14, 2012
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Health
Report: Electronic health records still need work
(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.
Jan 27, 2012
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