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New FP7 eHealth Project - Avert-IT

A consortium comprising six of Europe's leading hospitals, Glasgow University, Philips Medizin, and a Scottish SME - C3 Amulet Ltd. has been awarded a European Commission grant to lead a consortium researching the prediction of adverse events in the care of brain injury patients. The grant, totaling 1.7 millions has been awarded under Framework 7, ICT-2007 5.1 Advanced ICT for Risk Assessment and Patient Safety.

TRIL Centre Announces Launch of Clinic at St James's Hospital, Dublin

TRIL (Technology Research for Independent Living) Centre today announced the official launch of the TRIL Clinic at St James's Hospital in Dublin. The TRIL Clinic is the latest evolution of the TRIL Centre, supported by Intel and the IDA (Industrial Development Agency) Ireland, which aims to discover and deliver technology solutions that support independent ageing.

GEN2PHEN Project - Harnessing the Web for Genomics

The information superhighway has been critical in uniting various disparate business interests and has exponentially advanced them over recent years. But the benefits offered by the Internet are not only confined to business or social interests. Academics have also been harnessing this power to great effect.

Alliance for MRI Welcomes European Parliament Approval of Postponement of EU Directive

The Alliance for MRI welcomes the European Parliament's approval on February 19 of the request by the European Commission to postpone this Directive for a period of 4 years in order to have sufficient time to review the EU Physical Agents Directive 2004/40/EC (EMF).

Clever Clothes in a Smart World

Pretty soon your gym gear will be more high tech than the groaning treadmill beneath you. Smart textiles and wearable devices can monitor your vital signs as you go about daily life. These clever clothes already exist and look set to find a market niche especially in elite sport and healthcare, say European researchers.

SENIOR Project - a Roadmap on ICT, Ethics, Privacy and Ageing

SENIOR - Social Ethical and Privacy Needs in ICT for Older People: A Dialogue Roadmap is a two‐year FP7 project, coordinated by the Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, which aims to provide a systematic assessment of the social, ethical, and privacy issues involved in these and similar technologies. The project's goal is to produce a dialogue roadmap that may drive European policy in this very sensitive area.

Optimising the Delivery of Stroke Care

The development of innovative ultrasound imaging equipment within the UMEDS project aims to provide for mobile stroke detection. When linked to advanced telemedicine systems, such diagnostic equipment could offer valuable information to guide prehospital thrombolysis.

Research News

New FP7 eHealth Project - Avert-IT

TRIL Centre Announces Launch of Clinic at St James's Hospital, Dublin

GEN2PHEN Project - Harnessing the Web for Genomics

Alliance for MRI Welcomes European Parliament Approval of Postponement of EU Directive

Clever Clothes in a Smart World

SENIOR Project - a Roadmap on ICT, Ethics, Privacy and Ageing

Optimising the Delivery of Stroke Care

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