News tagged with office of naval research


Navy creates iPad app for managing stress and fending off PTSD

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is co-funding an affordable, hi-tech, solution for managing stress that could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helping warfighters and potentially saving ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study: Brief interruptions spawn errors

Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research led ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Virginia man injured in gun accident gets new face (Update)

(AP) -- After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say ...

Surgery created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Naval technology could be a lifesaver

Battlefield corpsmen and medical professionals across the country gained a valuable tool last week, as the Food and Drug Administration approved the first hand-held device to detect life-threatening bleeding in the brain.

Other created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mine-hunting software helping doctors to identify rare cells in human cancer

Medical researchers are demonstrating that Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded software developed for finding and recognizing undersea mines can help doctors identify and classify cancer-related cells.

Cancer created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0