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'Virtual Human' Shows that Stiff Arteries can Explain the Cause of High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases. A computer model of a "virtual human" suggests that stiff arteries alone are enough to cause high blood pressure.

New Sensor could Light the Way Forward in Low-Cost Medical Imaging

New research published in Nature's Scientific Reports, identifies a new type of light sensor that could allow medical and security imaging, via low cost cameras. The team of researchers from the University of Surrey have developed a new 'multispectral' light sensor that detects the full spectrum of light, from ultra-violet (UV), to visible and near infrared light.

Appeal of Well-Being Applications Often Short-Lived

According to a doctoral thesis by Research Scientist Kirsikka Kaipainen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, online and mobile applications for stress management and healthy eating reach a large number of users but their appeal tends to be short-lived. Applications can contribute to improved well-being and provide support for behavioural changes as long as they are simple, attractive and easy to integrate into everyday life.

Mobile Phone Data Helps Combat Malaria

An international study led by the University of Southampton and the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme (NVDCP) in Namibia has used mobile phone data to help combat malaria more effectively. The study used anonymised mobile records to measure population movements within Namibia in Africa over the period of a year (2010-11).

Armenian Association of Telemedicine is a Partner in a Multinational Educational Project on Biomedical Engineering

Armenian Association of Telemedicine is participating in an important multinational educational initiative in the field of medical technologies. The project titled "Biomedical Engineering Education Tempus Initiative in Eastern Neighboring Area" (BME-ENA) funded by the European Commission through its long-lasting higher education reform program (TEMPUS IV), involves besides AATM, 16 universities from 7 EU countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia), and 4 countries of the so-called Eastern Neighboring Area (ENA) - Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Phase Contrast Improves Mammography

Phase contrast X-ray imaging has enabled researchers at ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Kantonsspital Baden to perform mammographic imaging that allows greater precision in the assessment of breast cancer and its precursors. The technique could improve biopsy diagnostics and follow-up.

Eighteen Critical Success Factors for Deploying Telemedicine

The Momentum project published a list of 18 factors that are critical to deploying telemedicine successfully into routine health care. Distilled from an analysis of telemedicine practices by experts from across Europe, these factors will help telemedicine "doers" to build sustainable implementations from the ground up or move experimental pilots into routine care. Telemedicine, which is care where the healthcare professional and the patient are not in the same room, holds promise for European healthcare systems.

Research and Development News

'Virtual Human' Shows that Stiff Arteries can Explain the Cause of High Blood Pressure

New Sensor could Light the Way Forward in Low-Cost Medical Imaging

Appeal of Well-Being Applications Often Short-Lived

Mobile Phone Data Helps Combat Malaria

Armenian Association of Telemedicine is a Partner in a Multinational Educational Project on Biomedical Engineering

Phase Contrast Improves Mammography

Eighteen Critical Success Factors for Deploying Telemedicine

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