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Inclusive Design and the Spectrum of Disabilities
( AskTog 3-Apr-09 )
Whereas "arc" describes the varying level of disability everyone experiences as we age, "spectrum" pertains to the level of disability a person might experience at any given moment. Different people develop differing levels of disability, thus making it a spectrum, rather than a binary either you got one or you don't.
Anger at mental illness 'gimmicks' on Facebook
( Metro 13-Mar-09 )
A 'tasteless' gimmick which lets Facebook users give their friends mental illnesses as joke gifts has been condemned by health groups.
Disabled Aussie kids get first online network
( Reuters 23-Feb-09 )
An Australian organisation hopes to ease growing pains through an online social network dedicated to youth with illnesses or disabilities. Livewire (www.livewire.org.au) is being touted by the media as a "Facebook for sick kids" and is the first social network website of its kind in Australia.
Cyberchondria and The perils of internet self-diagnosis
( Independent 18-Feb-09 )
It's all too easy to consult Dr Google when we're feeling under the weather - and all too easy to convince ourselves we're seriously ill.
Smart Wheelchair Features a Brain Controlled Robotic Arm
( Gizmodo 11-Feb-09 )
Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a wheelchair robo-arm that can read brain waves and react accordingly. Naturally, this could change the lives of individuals with debilitating syndromes and spinal injuries.
Babies & Robots: Infant Power Mobility On Display
( UDEL 5-Feb-09 )
Children with mobility issues, like cerebral palsy and spina bifida, can't explore the world like other infants and that could affect their cognitive development. So, University of Delaware researchers have created robot-enhanced mini wheelchairs to give those infants greater mobility.
One Diabetic in Three Doesn't Follow Doctor's Med Orders
( JGIM 4-Feb-09 )
New research shows that far more diabetes patients than previously estimated didn't fill prescriptions for medications. This study is based on a review of physician medication orders captured or tracked through Geisinger Health System's electronic health record and insurance claims.
Internet Program Helps Prevent Depression in Teens
( JDBP 2-Feb-09 )
An Internet program helps to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent episodes of clinical depression in adolescent patients at risk, reports a study in the February issue of the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.
Stem cells used to reverse MS
( Independent 2-Feb-09 )
A new technique for transplanting stem cells into patients with multiple sclerosis has successfully halted and even reversed the disease, researchers reported recently. The results are the best seen in more than a decade of research on stem cells in MS and confirm the role of the technology in expanding the frontiers of medicine.
Facebook is new tool in transplant donor appeals
( Guardian 17-Dec-08 )
Facebook users are coming to the aid of children who need life-saving transplants as the networking website presents its users with more serious dilemmas than they usually have to contend with as they stay in touch with friends.
Computer-Aided Mammography Finds More Cancer and More False Positives
( ECRI 16-Dec-08 )
Computer programs designed to help radiologists could identify more cases of breast cancer, but they might also increase the number of false-positive results, which can lead to biopsies in healthy women, according to a recent systematic review.
Progress In The Efforts To Discover The Origins Of Age-Related Hearing Loss
( TGRI 11-Dec-08 )
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, accounts for 30 percent of all hearing loss. So, why do some people lose their hearing as they get older but other people can still hear a pin drop?
Cancer cells illuminated in tracking breakthrough
( Telegraph 10-Dec-08 )
Scientists have developed a substance that can illuminate live cancer cells and may offer a way of tracking the spread of the disease. The fluorescent compound attached itself to live cancer cells, enabling scientists to determine either the growth or containment of the disease.
initiative brings broadband technology to aged care providers
( AO 10-Dec-08 )
Government, Industry and Not-For-Profit leaders collaborate to provide affordable and simple-to-use broadband and technology to not-for-profit aged care providers.
Important And Significant Progress In The Efforts To Discover The Origins Of Age-Related Hearing Loss
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute 4-Dec-08 )
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, accounts for 30 percent of all hearing loss. So, why do some people lose their hearing as they get older but other people can still hear a pin drop?
Philips Unveils Two Major Innovations Designed To Help Radiologists Improve Patient Care
( 2-Dec-08 )
At the 94th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Royal Philips Electronics unveiled two innovative solutions to help radiologists save time and improve patient diagnosis.
Bionic Vision A Step Closer
( UNSW 17-Nov-08 )
Life-changing bionic vision is a step closer following the announcement this week of a new partnership between UNSW and other world-leading Australian research institutes to fast-track development of a bionic eye.
Online counselling clicks with troubled teens
( QUT 14-Nov-08 )
Many Queensland teens suffer from anxiety, depression, confusion around sexuality, poor self-image and more, and a QUT researcher is looking at a new concept which may give them somewhere to turn.
Fibromyalgia Can No Longer Be Called The Invisible Syndrome
( 11-Nov-08 )
Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed.
Australian gene technology launched in U.S.
( UQ 10-Nov-08 )
A new gene expression analysis platform invented by Australian scientists to help other researchers understand fundamental aspects of human development has been launched in the U.S. market overnight.