Archive: 29/09/2017

Social media feedback can identify high risk hospitals

Online patient feedback, including Twitter and Facebook posts, can provide accurate near real-time representations of the quality of care in NHS hospitals – thereby identifying high risk hospitals in need of inspection.

Sep 29, 2017

0

5

Gamers have an advantage in learning: study

Neuropsychologists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity ...

Sep 29, 2017

0

11

Stroke patients benefit from at-home therapy video game trial

Constraint-induced movement therapy— a therapeutic approach developed by University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Ed Taub, Ph.D., to rehabilitate movement after stroke— is being translated to a video game version ...

Sep 29, 2017

0

39

Googling for a new dentist or therapist? Here's how to look past the glowing testimonials

If you've ever searched online for a new dentist or other health professional, you're certain to find websites with positive testimonials. Then there are the impressive "before and after" photos.

Sep 29, 2017

0

0

Children found to understand difference between independent agreement and copying

A new study has shown that children as young as eight years old know the difference between independent agreement and copying and can take into account individuals' independence when evaluating the reliability of a consensus.

Sep 29, 2017

0

1

Lower levels of antioxidants may lessen damage from colitis

A new study finds that lowering the levels of an antioxidant in the colon has an unexpectedly positive effect on gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation. The paper is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastrointestinal ...

Sep 29, 2017

Study highlights high prevalence of hip and knee replacements for former elite rugby players

In new research from the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis, researchers from the University of Oxford and our Department for Health have identified that former elite, male rugby union players ...

Sep 29, 2017

0

0

Meningioma diagnosis shown to impact patient's quality of life

Meningiomas—tumors that arise from the lining of the brain and spinal cord—have recently been in the news with celebrities Kate Walsh and Maria Menounos sharing their initial shock upon diagnosis and their experiences ...

Sep 29, 2017