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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Diagnosing depression in less than an hour using an ‘ECG for the mind’

By Darren Quick

01:00 October 16, 2009 PDT

Biomedical engineer Brian Lithgow and a model showing the 'tilt chair' and electrode techn...

Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders such as depression, schizophrenia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) cost upwards of US$2 trillion globally every year and affect one in four people in their lifetime. At present, diagnosing these conditions relies on an often unreliable process of questions and interviews, which means it can take many years for sufferers to be correctly diagnosed. A new diagnostic technique that measures the patterns of electrical activity in the brain’s vestibular (or balance) system could dramatically fast-track the detection of mental and neurological illnesses. Read More

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Getting Parkinson's patients to speak up

By Sandra Arcaro

18:19 August 30, 2009 PDT

Jessica Huber,left, and graduate student Meghan Moran demonstrate the technology developed...

The sad reality of Parkinson’s disease is that it indiscriminately affects 1.5 million people in the U.S alone, making it one of the most common degenerative neurological conditions with no known cause or cure. In the effort to make one of Parkinson’s many debilitating symptoms more manageable for sufferers, researchers have developed a new technology to overcome voice and speech impairment by playing a recording of ambient sound resembling the chatter of a busy restaurant. Read More

SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Scientist predicts functional artificial brain in 10 years

By Paul Lester

02:29 July 29, 2009 PDT

Professor Markram presents at TEDGlobal 2009

The jury is out on whether scientific and technological advancement will ultimately sound the death-knell for the human race, but such concerns have not stopped Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, from enthusing about the potential benefits of a synthetic human brain at TED Global 2009. Read More

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

New EEG method predicts neurological recovery of cardiac arrest patients

By Mike Hanlon

19:11 May 11, 2009 PDT

New EEG method predicts neurological recovery of cardiac arrest patients

The VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland is Northern Europe's biggest contract research organization and provides high-end technology solutions, often combining different technologies to create new innovations. One new breakthrough that's certain to be watched closely later this week will be that of VTT Research Scientist, Miikka Ermes (M.Sc., Eng.), who will publicly defend his doctoral thesis presenting methods for analysing human biosignals, including innovative methods for the verification of brain damage following cardiac arrest. Up until now, the use of electroencephalography (EEG) in the monitoring of cardiac patients has been limited due to interpretation difficulties. Read More

 
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