Key notes: An infection can create proteins that cause the immune system to malfunction In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, this...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Medical Tricorders Have Made It to the Final Round of XPrize
In Brief: Two teams have advanced to the final round of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition to create a medical...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
White fat may have several paths to a healthier brown
Babies get their adorable chubbiness from brown fat, which keeps them warm. However, until 2009, scientists thought we lost this...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Neurons anticipate body’s response to food and water
Summary: A new discovery offers new insight into regulation of water and food intake. Neuroscientists recorded neuronal activity in real-time...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Virtual reality training improves social skills of individuals on the Autism spectrum
Summary: Children with autism spectrum disorder, who participated in a virtual reality training program, improved social cognition skills and reported...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
VR may improve motor skills in damaged limbs
Summary: New research suggests that a combination of traditional physical therapy and technology may improve the motor skills and mobility...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Key regulator of bone development identified
Loss of a key protein has been discovered as the event that leads to defects in skeletal development, including reduced...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Virtual Hangouts
Oculus wants to make virtual reality more fun and social and to that extent, it just added voice chat and...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Women consuming painkillers risk going DEAF- it all takes just 2 pills a week, a new study reveals
Women who take paracetamol or ibuprofen just twice a week could be damaging their hearing permanently. Taking two pills, every...
December 22, 2016December 22, 2016
Telemedicine supported by Augmented Reality: an interactive guide for untrained people in performing an ECG test
Abstract Background In many telemedicine applications, the correct use of medical device at the point of need is essential to...