Can artificial intelligence spot early warning signs of oral cancer? Kingston University experts to develop system for mobile phone app in new study. Kingston University experts are exploring how artificial intelligence could be trained to detect the early signs of oral cancer using a mobile phone app. Professors Sarah Barman and Paolo Remagnino have secured […]
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Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both hospitals and general practices face unprecedented winter pressures. Whether teleconsultation, direct-to-consumer genetic testing or using artificial intelligence to predict risk of disease, the promise of these novel approaches seems compelling. Professor Tony Young, National Clinical […]
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The use of NAO Robots with patients was trialed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. The idea was to assess whether these robots could help combat the social isolation experienced by many inpatients in hospital wards. The results were varied and very moving… This project was conceived and originated by Dr. Marcela P. Vizcaychipi and […]
Terrorism takes a physical toll, not just on those who are unlucky enough to be directly affected. In a world with a 24-hour news cycle, we are struggling to manage the information overload. Millions of people watched last week’s tragic events in Westminster unfolding via news websites and TV in real time and shared a common sense of outrage […]
It may sound like science fiction, but scientists are closer to developing robotic prosthetic arms that can be guided by thought alone. According to a study, published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, six volunteers, who were either amputees from the shoulder down or just above the elbow, were fitted with prosthetics which were controlled […]
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2016 has been an incredible year for new advances in fertility and pregnancy planning. The rise of technology, new insights and knowledge, together with better regulation, means that women are now in a position to better understand their bodies which means they can more accurately plan, prevent and monitor pregnancies, identify potential fertility problems and, […]
Every year in the UK around 100,000 new cases of stroke with arm weakness are diagnosed. An even larger number of people are afflicted by arthritis or other diseases affecting arm function. Often these problems impair people’s ability to carry out daily activities, requiring long-term care. Physiotherapy is an essential mainstay of treatment for both sorts of problem, and […]
Test to see if you’ll get statins side-effects – available 2020 Eight million people take statins in the UK, which help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack, but many suffer side effects. A major study of more than 100,000 people who’d been prescribed statins from 2000 to 2008 found that 17 percent […]
If you visit Malawi, in south-east Africa, you will find a warm, sunny climate and a welcoming, friendly people who are largely based in rural town and communities north and south of Lilongwe, our capital. We love simple things in life like good nsima, which we get after farming the land and fishing in our […]
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My job is to help reduce the pain that comes when the body starts to wear out, both as a clinician and a scientist. In November last year, we started the first human trials in the world of a new sort of hip replacement designed for active women. In the past, hip replacements have tended […]