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Health Activists Go the Hi-Tech Way to Educate Kids on Health and Hygiene in Gujarat

Health activists in Gujarat are going the hi-tech way to educate hundreds of kids about health and hygiene with teachers using mobile phones and projectors

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring System Using Bluetooth Technology Developed

Indian researchers have developed an inexpensive and accurate system to monitor fetal heart rate using Bluetooth technology. Vijay Chourasia of the

Kinectacles: Specs to Help the Visually Challenged

The third edition of Microsoft's annual Garage Science Fair saw more than 60 innovations by techies from the IT giant's India Development Center (MSIDC)

Toxicity in Real Time Via Dip Chip

Synthetic chemicals and poisons that contaminate water or food supplies and generate bodily reactions from minor illness to painful death can now be rapidly detected.

Thought-Guided Robot Arm Helps Paralysed Woman Drink Coffee

A paralyzed woman has been helped by scientists to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm. On April 12 last year, 58-year-old

Rapid Detection of Mutated Strains Via Virus 'Barcodes'

A bank of molecular signatures that will help identify the severity of virus infection from characteristic changes seen in cells is being built by Dr

Online Crowd Sourcing Game Allows Public to Aid in Malaria Diagnosis

The general public can now help diagnose malaria after researchers at UCLA revealed that they have developed a new crowd-sourcing online game that allows

Japanese Designer Invents Robot That Converts Voice into Heartbeat Pulse

You can now convert your partner's voice into a heartbeat thanks to a new robot invented by a Japanese robot designer that can convert calls from people into heartbeat pulse.

Menopause Map: A Tool to Help Women Navigate Through a Difficult Phase

The Endocrine Society and The Hormone Health Network have launched a new interactive tool designed to educate menopausal women on how to get treatment for their menopause symptoms.

Ultra-Accurate and Ultra-Compact Makeover for Laser Scalpels

Most operations end up removing some healthy tissue along with the bad regardless of whether surgeons slice with a traditional scalpel or cut away with a surgical laser.

Video Games Provide Cognitive Stimulation in Adults

Two studies have underlined the benefits of playing video games by suggesting that they can provide cognitive stimulation and also become a source of social interaction and exercise.

Mind-controlled Robot for Paraplegics Unveiled

A robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap has been unveiled by a scientist. A

Fast and Accurate Diagnosis of Malaria Possible With New Optical Imaging System

Researchers have developed a new optical imaging system that may allow doctors to make an accurate and faster diagnosis of malaria. The new system,

Marriages can be Saved by New Glow-in-Dark Nook With Built-In Light

A new version of the Nook Simple Touch Reader that has an adjustable glow light built right in has been announced by the largest book retailer in the US.

'Dream' App Created by Scientists

An app has been created by scientists to let your create your perfect dream. The app does this by playing a 'soundscape' that seeps into the sleeping mind.

Emerging Malaria Drug Resistance to be Investigated by Gene Chip

A "gene chip" may help identify malaria drug resistance and help combat the devastating disease. The chip has been developed by developed by researchers

Nicotine Addiction Explored Using Mobile Technology

The main issue with being addicted to smoking is that some people quit smoking on the first try while others have to quit repeatedly. Using such mobile

China School Looks to Replace Books With IPads

In a sign of changing times, students in a Chinese school may soon carry iPads instead of books to their classrooms. The Jinling High School in Nanjing

Gaming Goggles may Help Treat Lazy Eye

A new pair of goggles that can be used to play Tetris games can also treat a common eye problem according to the British researchers who have developed the gadget.

Zombie-Themed App to Help Joggers Run More Launched

Joggers can maintain their fitness regimes by using a new app called Zombies, Run! This app features a story in which the user has to run to save the town from zombies.

Software to Estimate Heart Disease Risk

A new software tool accurately estimates risk of heart disease, say University of Granada researchers. In addition, this software tool allows the performance of massive risk estimations, i.

Smartphones Can Aid To Assess And Treat Schizophrenia

Psychiatrists are trying to use smartphone technology as an innovative tool in the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental illness.

PDA Helps Overweight, Obese To Stick To Diet, Exercise

Using an electronic diary program on a personal digital assistant helps overweight and obese adults to stick to their diet and physical activity programs, according to researchers.

Medical Symptoms Presented Online Influence Healthcare Choices: Study

In the past, if you had a recurring sore throat or frequent headaches or a nagging pain in the leg, you would have gone to a doctor's office to diagnose symptoms.

Your Breath can Help Charge Your Mobile Phone

A new device that uses air from your lungs to charge your mobile has been developed by researchers. The kit, dubbed the AIRE mask, harnesses the wind

Bluetooth-Enabled Medical Monitoring Device Developed

New Zealand researchers have developed Bluetooth-enabled health monitoring device that can be hooked-up to your smart phone to keep track of vital parameters

Safety of Leftover Food Detected by Phone Scanner

The Daily Mail is reporting that a mobile phone that can detect whether leftovers in your fridge are safe to eat could be available soon. Researchers

Vision Disorder can be Diagnosed by Nintendo Wii Game Controllers

Wii remotes can be used to assess and diagnose children with an abnormal head position caused by eye diseases, say scientists. As described in a recent

3D Avatars of Patients to Test Potential Treatments

Doctors at Sheffield University in Britain are developing new 3D avatars of patients which could then be used to test different treatments before prescribing a specific one.

New Software to Detect ICD Malfunctions

A new and effective computer software program helps track implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function sooner, according to a recent research

Web-Based Program to Treat Chronic Fatigue Among Teens

An internet-based program has been found to be effective in treating chronic fatigue among teenagers according to a report published in the journal The Lancet.

Adherence to Osteoporosis Medication Regimen Not Improved by Use of Telephone Intervention

A report published Online First by IArchives of Internal Medicine,/I one of the JAMA/Archives journals, says that telephone motivational counseling

Long-Distance Couples can Send Out Good Vibrations Via Steamy App

Apple's App Store has approved a new mobile phone application that lets long-distance couples control the vibration on each other's phones. The 'Closer ToGetHer' app, which costs 5.

New Therapeutic Tools for Physical and Mental Health: Health Games

Increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies are being developed to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions by researchers.

Computer Model To Design Better Nasal Sprays Developed

Computer models that aids in designing more effective nasal sprays to replace needle or pill based drug delivery has been developed by researchers. Jiyuan

Online Answers to Mental Health

Wikipedia is the most highly rated website for accessing information on mental-health related topics, University of Melbourne researchers have found.

New App Helps Bladder Patients To Choose Right Foods

A new iPhone and iPad application (ICN Food List) can help overactive bladder and other urology patients to choose the foods that suit them. The food

Web-Based Applications to Help People Overcome Depression

Researchers from the Northwestern University in Chicago are developing a number of web-based applications, including a smartphone and a medicine bottle,

3D Panorama With Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

Scientists are using military funding to develop contact lenses that help enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images. The researchers

Online Test to Educate Asthma Patients on Prevention of Serious Attacks

A charity organization in Britain is launching an online test to educate asthma patients on how to reduce their risk of a serious asthma attack. Known

Device Reading 'Code of Life' In Hours Impresses Davos

At Davos, it was the centre of attention seizing the imagination of a forum usually cloaked in gloom: a miracle machine that cracks the code of life within

Electronic Chips to Replace Faulty Parts of Living Brains

We are used to seeing creatures such as The Terminator, a 'cyborg' hybrid of flesh and machinery on television, but these creatures may be roaming around us in the near future.

Usefulness of Software for Analyzing Digital Pathology Images Highlighted

A software program whose design was led by the University of Michigan Health System is proving its usefulness even as tissue slides are more routinely digitized to aid interpretation.

Some Cognitive Functions can be Improved by Brain Training Computer Game

A study published Jan. 11 in the online journal iPLoS ONE/i says that the brain training computer game "Brain Age" can improve executive functions

Step Up Protection Against Termites - 'Hear Them WiSPr!'

We can step up protection against the much-dreaded termites which work silently and invisibly. How about hearing them when they chew? Researchers at Edith

3-D World of Vision in Mice Mapped With New Tools

Mapping the 3-D world in our brains of a landscape existing in the outside world, where the visible objects exist as collections of neural circuits and electrical impulses is close at hand.

Acquiring EAE/ASE 3D Echocardiography Image Referenced

Committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography has for the first time jointly recommended image

Phones and Tablets All Set to Identify Users by Sight and Touch

New smartphones and tablets will allow access to users at the sight of their owners face or a single touch, thus making passwords a thing of the past.

Fitness Centre App

Soon, Apple aims to turn iPhone into a personal fitness hub to help users measure their progress, schedule classes and stay motivated between sessions.

Virtual World to Treat Sick Children

Doctors are designing a virtual world where they hope to one day treat traumatized children with colorful toy-like gadgets. Sensory stimulation