Big Data Europe Addresses Societal Challenges with Data Technologies
Across society, from health to agriculture and transport, from energy to climate change and security, practitioners in every discipline recognise the potential of the enormous amounts of data being created every day. The challenge is to capture, manage and process that information to derive meaningful results and make a difference to people's lives. The Big Data Europe project has just released the first public version of its open source platform designed to do just that.
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Rafi-tone App Set to Help Millions of Children with Asthma
Children with asthma will soon be able to breathe easier thanks to an interactive app created by a University of Manchester spin-out company. The Rafi-tone app, available on i-Phone and Android devices, helps children accept their mask and engage with taking medication by involving them in an onscreen fun animated game.
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Super-resolution Microscope Builds 3D Images by Mapping Negative Space
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in biological material under natural conditions at a much higher resolution than other existing methods. The method may help shed light on how cells communicate with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart tissue.
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Do Pokémon Go and augmented reality games offer real health benefits?
The combination of augmented reality technology, geocaching, and other novel techniques to create innovative active video games (AVGs) has potential personal and public health implications, as discussed in the Editorial "Pokémon Go, Go, Go, Gone?" published in Games for Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
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Scientists Develop Painless and Inexpensive Microneedle System to Monitor Drugs
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland have created a microneedle drug monitoring system that could one day replace costly, invasive blood draws and improve patient comfort. The new system consists of a small, thin patch that is pressed against a patient's arm during medical treatment and measures drugs in their bloodstream painlessly without drawing any blood.
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Revealed: 85% not Confident NHS can Hit £22bn Savings Target
A widespread lack of confidence that the NHS can achieve its £22bn efficiency savings target by 2020 is amongst a mix of concerns that have been expressed by hundreds of UK healthcare professionals ahead of a major conference. In what is set to be one of the largest one day gatherings of healthcare professionals in the UK, thousands of delegates are due to attend the UK Health Show in September to engage on issues crucial to the future of the NHS.
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A Painless, Quick and Reliable Method for Diagnosing Helicobacter from Exhaled Air
In the future, several illnesses can be quickly and painlessly diagnosed by the optical analysis of isotopes contained in exhaled air. VTT developed its first prototype for this purpose. With the device, it is possible to determine painlessly and with absolute certainty during the appointment whether the patient's stomach troubles are caused by Helicobacter.
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