News tagged with scan systems
Improved memory efficiency seen after aerobic exercise in fibromyalgia patients
Areas of the brain responsible for pain processing and cognitive performance changed in fibromyalgia patients who exercised following a medication holiday, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 13, 2011 |
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Hidden beauty of the nano-cosmos
When researchers receive prizes, it is usually to honour their scientific work. However, the photographs from the scanning electron microscope, taken by Siddhartha Pathak during his postdoctoral time at Empa ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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New software to end 'naked' airport scans
In the face of an outcry over so-called "naked" body scans at airports, US authorities on Wednesday announced plans for a new scanning system that eliminates "passenger-specific images."
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Japan rapid scanning system can digitise book in one minute (w/ Video)
Japanese researchers said Friday they had developed technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Larger head size may protect against Alzheimer's symptoms
New research shows that people with Alzheimer's disease who have large heads have better memory and thinking skills than those with the disease who have smaller heads, even when they have the same amount of brain cell death ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Now hear this: 3-D imaging technology could lead to hearing aids that fit better
(PhysOrg.com) -- About 36 million Americans suffer from some type of hearing loss. However, only one in five who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one, according to the National Institute on ...
May 20, 2010 |
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Scanning for skin cancer: Infrared system looks for deadly melanoma (w/ Video)
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer.
Feb 26, 2010 |
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'TomTom' for human body: TLEMsafe to assist surgeons with reconstructive surgery
Dutch researchers from the University of Twente's MIRA research institute, UMC St Radboud and various other institutions have developed a highly detailed computer model of the musculoskeletal system of the ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Little pill means big news in the treatment of MS
A new drug for multiple sclerosis promises to change the lives of the 100,000 people in the UK who have the condition, say researchers at Queen Mary, University of London.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1996, when scientists examined a meteorite from Mars previously uncovered in Antarctica, they were intrigued by what looked like microscopic fossils of ancient Martian life forms. Now, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Study Shows Thousands of Consumer Internet Connectivity Devices Are Vulnerable to Attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following news reports that 65,000 modems and wireless routers used by Time Warner Cable customers are vulnerable to attack by hackers, a Columbia University expert on computer security and ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 26, 2009 |
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New experiment could reveal make-up of the Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the universe.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Brain Regions Responsible for Empathy Mapped by Researchers
Columbia University researchers have shown for the first time that two brain systems are primarily responsible for allowing humans to accurately predict the emotions of others. Psychology professors Kevin ...
Jun 16, 2009 |
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'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money
Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet
(AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.
Mar 15, 2009 |
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