Health
Promoting safer routes to school through citizen science
Parents with a knack for citizen science are helping their children walk or bike to school by using an app that lets them document the best routes.
Mar 13, 2019
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Health
How the built environment impacts healthy ageing
Streetscapes, cafes, buses and planes weren't necessarily designed to deal with the ageing population explosion, however older people can advocate change to their environment by voicing concerns.
Oct 11, 2017
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Older adults are good Samaritans to strangers
People tend to become more generous as they age. This certainly holds true when it comes to helping strangers, according to a recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Findings from the ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Neuroscience
Scientific discovery game significantly speeds up neuroscience research process
A new scientific discovery game is allowing video gamers to significantly speed up reconstructing the intricate architecture of brain cells, a fundamental task in 21st century brain science.
Apr 24, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
In the fight against Alzheimer's, online gamers can now get in on the action
The researchers behind a new online game are inviting members of the public to look under a virtual microscope and contribute directly to Alzheimer's disease research at Cornell University.
Oct 12, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New online game invites public to help fight Alzheimer's
A new online science game allows the general public to directly contribute to Alzheimer's disease research and help scientists search for a cure.
Oct 6, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A participatory research project tackling Alzheimer's disease
Earlier this year, we introduced you to WeCureALZ – a groundbreaking new project that for the first time is set to use the power of citizen science to conduct Alzheimer's research. Enabled by the support of the BrightFocus ...
Apr 25, 2016
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Addiction
New virtual platform measures the level of addiction to tobacco
In Mexico, 21.7 percent of the population smokes, which is associated with 95 percent of lung cancer cases and the development of 29 more different conditions.
Jun 2, 2014
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Health
New app measures the risk of chronic diseases
Globally, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer are responsible for thousands of deaths a year in economically active population. Such problems led to a Mexican scientific team to develop a virtual platform that soon, ...
May 6, 2014
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Health
Study reveals promise of "human computing power" via crowdsourcing to speed medical research
"Human computing power" harnessed from ordinary citizens across the world has the potential to accelerate the pace of health care research of all kinds, a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, ...
Jul 15, 2013
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