Online Therapy Effective at Treating Depression and Anxiety
Doctors from the University of Pittsburgh showed that providing an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program both alone and in combination with Internet Support Groups (ISG) is a more effective treatment for anxiety and depression than doctors' usual primary care.
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Smartphone App for Monitoring Heart Palpitations is Comparable to 14-day Event Monitor
A smartphone app that tracks palpitations in heart patients provides comparable performance to the 14-day event monitors that are the current standard of care, according to a University at Buffalo study presented May 4th at the annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting in San Francisco.
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Advanced 3-D Imaging Technique Applied to Deadly Lung Disease
Doctors and scientists at the University of Southampton have used advanced 3D X-ray imaging technology to give new insight into the way an aggressive form of lung disease develops in the body. Originally designed for the analysis of substantial engineering parts, such as jet turbine blades,
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Mathematicians and physicians at the University of Bonn have developed a new model for immunotherapy of cancer. The method could help to develop new treatment strategies and to understand why some approaches do not work with certain tumors. The study is now appearing in the technical journal Scientific Reports.
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High in Calories and Low in Nutrients
A new study from the University of Gothenburg show that adolescents like to present foods that are high in calories but low in nutrients in social media. Previous studies have found that interactions around food in social media can influence adolescents' consumption of candy and their willingness to try unfamiliar foods.
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Microsoft's Xbox Kinect Breathes New Life into Respiratory Assessment
Xbox Kinects could be used in the future to assess the health of patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Researchers at the Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick and the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) have developed a method of using the devices.
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