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Use of Wearable Device Does Not Improve Weight Loss

Among overweight or obese young adults, the addition of a wearable technology device (that provided feedback on physical activity) to a standard behavioral intervention resulted in less weight loss over 24 months, according to a study appearing in the September 20 issue of JAMA. Effective long-term treatments are needed to address the obesity epidemic. There is wide availability of commercial technologies for physical activity and diet.

MRI Scanner Sees Emotions Flickering Across an Idle Mind

As you relax and let your mind drift aimlessly, you might remember a pleasant vacation, an angry confrontation in traffic or maybe the loss of a loved one. And now a team of researchers at Duke University say they can see those various emotional states flickering across the human brain.

Popular Reality Game Pokémon GO is Distracting

Motorists, passengers and pedestrians beware. A new report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine suggests the wildly popular augmented reality game Pokémon GO is distracting. John W. Ayers, Ph.D., M.A., of San Diego State University, California, and coauthors hunted through social media posts on Twitter and news stories in Google News to report on drivers distracted by the game and crashes potentially caused by players trying to collect Pokémon in real-world locations.

Penn Software Helps to Identify Course of Cancer Metastasis, Tumor 'Evolution'

Individual cells within a tumor are not all the same. This may sound like a modern medical truism, but it wasn't very long ago that oncologists assumed that taking a single biopsy from a patient's tumor would be an accurate reflection of the physiological and genetic make-up of the entire mass. Researchers have come to realize that cancer is a disease driven by the same "survival of the fitter" forces that Darwin proposed drove the evolution of life on Earth.

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.

Rafi-tone App Set to Help Millions of Children with Asthma

Tariq Aslam, an eye doctor, invented Rafi-tone after his son Rafi suffered with breathing problems

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.

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.

Research and Development News

Use of Wearable Device Does Not Improve Weight Loss

MRI Scanner Sees Emotions Flickering Across an Idle Mind

Popular Reality Game Pokémon GO is Distracting

Penn Software Helps to Identify Course of Cancer Metastasis, Tumor 'Evolution'

Big Data Europe Addresses Societal Challenges with Data Technologies

Rafi-tone App Set to Help Millions of Children with Asthma

Super-resolution Microscope Builds 3D Images by Mapping Negative Space

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