Chronic wounds cost Singapore an estimated SGD$350 million a year, accounting for approximately 0.07% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The amount is a significant economic burden, considering that the country spends 4% ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Research led by Queen Mary's Professor Nelya Koteyko has been published in a new report, "Autistic adults' experiences with social media: Creativity, Connectedness, and Control." The report reveals how autistic users navigate ...
Nov 10, 2023
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With long waiting lists, significant journey times, an ever-shrinking number of doctor's practices and the aging population, medical care services in sparsely populated regions are under mounting pressure. As part of its ...
Nov 2, 2023
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It all started with an innocuous question at the start of Francesca Catto's doctoral thesis: Wouldn't it be nice if tissue samples could be colored and digitally displayed as a 3D image? For more than 100 years, histology, ...
Oct 24, 2023
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A new study published in JMIR Aging identifies the major challenges and needs of the 11 million Americans who act as caretakers for family members with dementia.
Oct 10, 2023
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An augmented-reality headset is an effective digital tool for improving posture and gait in people with Parkinson's disease, according to a recent Cleveland Clinic trial. Findings were published in Neurorehabilitation and ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Researchers have found users need to be included more in the development of suicide prevention technology, following a review with Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Sep 15, 2023
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On average, young adults in Canada spend several hours on their smartphones every day. Many jump from TikTok to Netflix to Instagram, putting their phone down only to pick up a video game controller. A growing body of research ...
Aug 30, 2023
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We often compare the brain to a machine with wheels, cogs, and belts. In this analogy, when something breaks, the entire mechanism skips a beat or grinds to a halt. However, more often than not this isn't what happens with ...
Aug 28, 2023
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There is a need to better deliver information on medical nutrition therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Findings of a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior show digital health serves ...
Aug 8, 2023
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