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- Social Media as a Tool in Medicine
May 7, 2013 | 9:06 amInteresting article/review in Circulation (American Heart Association) about Digital Social Networks and Health. Free full text. [More...]
- Family history of Alzheimer’s doubles risk
May 1, 2013 | 9:36 amRelatives of people with Alzheimer’s disease are more than twice as likely to develop abnormal brain pathology associated with the condition compared with individuals who don’t have a family history of the disease, a recent study in PLOS ONE said. [More...]
- Bipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression
March 20, 2013 | 7:52 amLive today, neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Bipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression. [More...]
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Social Media as a Tool in Medicine
Interesting article/review in Circulation (American Heart Association) about Digital Social Networks and Health. Free full text. [More...]
Posted in News, Social media, Social Networking, Technology
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Telecommuting Increases Work Hours
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals for most employees who work remotely, telecommuting increases work hours and blurs boundary between work and home. [More...]
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Therapy in Virtual Environments: Are the Rights and Responsibilities the Same as in the Real World?
There has been a steady increase in the use of therapy for psychological disorders in virtual environments (VE) and using computer-assisted treatment over the last decade. Do the same guidelines and ethical standards apply as they do in the in-person … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Cognition, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Diagnosis, Guideline, Internet, Mental health, Pain, Phobia, Practice guideline, Psychological interventions, PTSD, Technology, Treatment, Virtual Environments
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Preventing Smoking Relapse via Web-Based Computer Feedback
A study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research demonstrated that Web-based computer-tailored programs combined with planning strategy assignments and feedback after the quit attempt can be effective in preventing relapse 12 months after baseline.[More...]
Posted in Internet, News, Smoking cessation, Technology, Treatment
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Tween Texting May Lead to Poor Grammar Skills
A study published in New Media and Society Journal, finds that tweens who frequently use language adaptations — techspeak — when they text, performed poorly on a grammar test. Using shortcuts, such as homophones, omissions of non-essential letters and initials, such … Continue reading
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More People Staying Connected While On Vacation
According to a study in the Annals of Tourism Research more people are using smartphones, tablets, computers and other portable technologies while on vacation. The study showed that the number of people using smart phones have tripled. The study also … Continue reading
Posted in Smartphones, Technology
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Computerized 3D Self-help Intervention for Adolescent Depression
According to a study published in BMJ, adolescents suffering from depression can benefit just as much from specialized computer therapy as they do from one-to-one therapy with a clinician. Using SPARX, an interactive 3D fantasy game, researchers from the University … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescents, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Depression, Technology, Treatment
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Do Family Physicians Read Clinical Synopses Beyond Email Alerts?
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) studied 41 family physicians to evaluate whether they retrieved clinical research synopses that they previously read as email alerts. The researchers point out that the environment of primary … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Medical Education, Technology
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Can Social Networks Change Our Brain?
Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust have found a direct link between the number of ‘Facebook friends’ a person has and the size of particular brain regions. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, … Continue reading
Posted in Imaging, Neuroscience, Social networks, Technology
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Different Brain Rhythms In Healthy And Ill
Virtual brains modeling epilepsy and schizophrenia display less complexity among functional connections, and other differences compared to healthy brain models, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine report. The researchers worked backward from brain rhythms – the oscillating … Continue reading
Posted in EEG, Epilepsy, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Technology
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