Psychology & Psychiatry
In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help
After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant."
Apr 2, 2013
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Page 11 - News tagged with computer systems
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Researchers design new imaging technique for identifying age, sex of a corpse
Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, have designed a new computing system that determines the age and sex of a corpse with a reliability of 95%. This system is based on free software called Image and a free DICOM ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Helping healthy cells could be key to fighting leukemia, research suggests
Researchers at Imperial College London have shown that keeping healthy blood cells alive could be a more important tool in the fight against leukaemia than keeping cancerous cells at bay.
Jan 22, 2013
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Health
Physio for the home
Accidents or operations are often followed by long periods of rehabilitation treatment. In future, a new technology will allow patients to do physiotherapy exercises at home, while still making sure that they are performing ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers find causality in the eye of the beholder
We rely on our visual system more heavily than previously thought in determining the causality of events. A team of researchers has shown that, in making judgments about causality, we don't always need to use cognitive reasoning. ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Cardiology
Computer simulations of blood flow through mechanical heart valves could pave the way for more individualized prosthetic
Every year, over 300,000 heart valve replacement operations are performed worldwide. Diseased valves are often replaced with mechanical heart valves (MHVs), which cannot yet be designed to suit each patient's specific needs. ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Genetics
CNIO researchers develop new databases for understanding the human genome
Scientists from the Structural Computational Biology Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), led by Alfonso Valencia, together with French and American researchers, have published recently two articles ...
Dec 17, 2012
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Health
Automated calls help patients in under-developed countries manage blood pressure
Hypertension is one of the greatest epidemics threatening the health of people in low and middle-income countries.
Oct 31, 2012
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Other
Researchers develop an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers have developed an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies. The model has been created with data from the Emergency Services of the Hospital of Sabadell and ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers determine how inflammatory cells function, setting stage for future remedies
A research team led by investigators at New York University and NYU School of Medicine has determined how cells that cause inflammatory ailments, such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, differentiate from ...
Sep 26, 2012
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