Diabetes
Diabetes as a major global health challenge
A researcher from UPM is involved in a study that estimates the global prevalence of diabetes and anticipates future trends.
Jul 8, 2016
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Using virtual users to develop accessible ICT-based applications
A tool developed by researchers from UPM allows us to assess usability during the design and testing process of accessible ICT-based applications.
May 27, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Exercise to control gestational hypertension
Researchers at UPM and UWO have shown that performing supervised moderate-intensity exercise during pregnancy can prevent gestational hypertension in pregnant women and overweight in newborns.
Feb 18, 2016
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Surgery
Computer vision techniques for laparoscopic surgery training
A team of European researchers, including an UPM group, is currently working on the development of training technologies and surgical evaluation based on laparoscopic videos assessments.
Jan 12, 2016
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Other
Infrared thermography, a support tool for orthopedic diagnosis
A research group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in collaboration with Clínica CEMTRO has carried out a study to establish the capacity of infrared thermography (IRT) to discriminate injuries and to evaluate ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prevention of mental disorders through physical activity
Adults in the Community of Madrid who perform at high or mild levels of total physical activity present higher levels of mental health than those performing at low levels of physical activity. This is the result of a study ...
Oct 28, 2015
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Demand-driven deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's disease
Researchers from the Centre for Biomedical Technology (CTB) at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have participated in a joint research project with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and University of Reading (United ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New low-cost technique to detect rotavirus
Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have found a way to enhance detection capacity of small concentrations of rotavirus. All this thanks to a new way to assess the biosensing response applied to an ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Neuroscience
Progress in the prediction of epilepsy surgery
According to this research, developed by researchers of the UPM, CSIC and the Princesa Hospital, personality style, intelligence quotient and hemisphere of seizure origin are factors that would help to predict successfully ...
Oct 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Engineering applied to cognitive rehabilitation
Within the CogWatch European project, coordinated by the University of Birmingham, researchers at the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering and the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering of ...
Jul 1, 2013
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