MOBILE DEVICES

IBM Launches AI Health Platform

Are you already gathering health and fitness data on your mobile devices? Don't expect it to remain private.IBM recently announced that it is forming partnerships with Apple, Johnson &...

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MATERIALS

Affordable Artificial Limbs?

A customised prosthetic leg for under $500? That would be a steal.Start-up Standard Cyborg, headed up by amputee Jeff Huber, is something new. Amputees are walking around on prosthetic li...

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

£3.7 Million World-Changing Microscope

British scientists have unveiled a new "SuperSTEM" microscope that's so powerful it can view individual atoms and look at the atomic bonds holding them together. Scientists hope they can use it t...

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E-TRAINING

WHO Put Stamp of Approval On eLearning

A joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Imperial College London concludes that eLearning is likely to be as effective as traditional methods for training health professionals. Al...

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VIRTUAL REALITY

Virtual Reality Detects Cognitive Impairment

A Greek research team have found that virtual reality could be used as a new screening tool to spot mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI is a condition that often predates more advanced health iss...

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E-TRAINING

First Five-Sided Virtual Immersive Simulation Center

This month (December 2014), the University of Toledo’s new Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center (IISC) has launched the world’s first five-sided, seamless, stereoscopic LED cave display w...

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VIRTUAL REALITY

Educating People About Dementia With Virtual Reality

Alzheimer's Australia together with Opaque Multimedia has created a virtual dementia experience to educate people on what it's like to live with dementia. The virtual simulation mimics typical scenari...

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MOBILE DEVICES

Are Free Smartphones Helping the Ebola Crisis?

Can free smartphones, preloaded with apps, really help ease the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Opinions are divided. The small company Apps Against Ebola has created an app to help health workers co...

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