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Method Developed by VTT Targets Diagnosis of Early Alzheimer's Disease

A software tool called PredictAD developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland promises to enable earlier diagnosis of the disease on the basis of patient measurements and large databases. Alzheimer's disease currently takes on average 20 months to diagnose in Europe. VTT has shown that the new method could allow as many as half of patients to get a diagnosis approximately a year earlier.

Patients' Electronic Medical Record to the Foot of the Hospital Bed

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) are collaborating with the firm IonIDE to develop a system that will enable hospital patients who suffer some type of handicap to have access to digital entertainment and communication services by means of an intelligent terminal attached to their beds, which will also allow medical personnel to consult the patient's medical history.

Stakeholder Survey: Your views on Europe's Digital Future

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) has launched a Stakeholder Survey to learn more about individuals, groups, organisations and entities who are involved in, or have views on, shaping Digital Agenda for Europe.

Bioprinting Has Promising Future

Writing in the journal Science, Professor Derby of The School of Materials, looks at how the concept of using printer technology to build structures in which to grow cells, is helping to regenerate tissue. Both inkjet and laser printer technology can be used to build the 3D scaffolds that cells can be grown in and also place the cells in these structures simultaneously.

Hospitals from France, the Netherlands and Spain Receive Stage 6 Awards

HIMSS Analytics Europe, subsidiary of HIMSS Europe, recognized six hospitals in Europe with a Stage 6 Award during the annual HIMSS Europe CIO Summit, that has been taken place in Mallorca from the 18th to 20th of November.

Persons with Diabetes will Contribute to Assess the Global Impact of Telemedicine Services

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 366 million patients worldwide, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), but the prevalence and incidence of the disease are still growing in conjunction with increased obesity rates and sedentary lifestyle. It is projected that in the next 20 years more than one in ten adults will be affected by diabetes.

Cambridge Software Improves Quality of Sound for Hearing Aid Users

A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids. The software prescribes the amount of amplification of high-frequency sounds required to restore the audibility of such sounds. This increases the frequency range of sound that individuals with hearing loss are able to detect, improving speech perception, sound localisation and the ability to hear certain musical sounds, when compared with current methods.

Research and Development News

Method Developed by VTT Targets Diagnosis of Early Alzheimer's Disease

Patients' Electronic Medical Record to the Foot of the Hospital Bed

Stakeholder Survey: Your views on Europe's Digital Future

Bioprinting Has Promising Future

Hospitals from France, the Netherlands and Spain Receive Stage 6 Awards

Persons with Diabetes will Contribute to Assess the Global Impact of Telemedicine Services

Cambridge Software Improves Quality of Sound for Hearing Aid Users

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