College students lukewarm to Kindle textbooks: What about doodling in the margin?October 13th, 2009 Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remainSEATTLE — It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks. But some students are finding they miss the decidedly low-tech conveniences of paper — highlighting, flagging pages with sticky notes and scribbling in the margins.
Snoring may help diagnose sleep disorderOctober 12th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers have developed a computer programme, which can analyse the snoring pattern of people to help diagnose a specific sleep disorder. Doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess Alexandra Hospital assessed the snoring of 20 patients with sleep apnoea by first recording it.
Organized phone-based psychotherapy for depression found cost-effectiveOctober 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An organised phone-based cognitive behavioural psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication can help treat depression easily, the effects of which is believed to persist for at least two years after first session, say researchers. Organized phone therapy for depression has also been found cost-effective with only modest rises.
Sound recordings can help detect obstructive sleep apnoeaSeptember 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian scientists have come up with a non-invasive screening tool for detecting obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Snoring is a very early symptom of sleep apnoea, however, monitoring the changes in pitch, frequency and other characteristics of the snores can help detect OSA.
Computers now better at lip-reading than humansSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that computers are better at lip-reading than humans - a finding that could lead to novel methods of lip-reading training for the deaf and hard of hearing. The research team from University of East Anglia compared the performance of a machine-based lip-reading system with that of 19 human lip-readers.
Preschool depression may persist in childhoodAugust 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Depression among preschoolers is not a transient developmental stage, but may even continue into childhood, according to a report. Researchers have said that depression among preschoolers is rather a continuous, chronic condition.
Overconfident teenagers can stunt vital reading skillsJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Having too much confidence is not good. And now, a new study has confirmed this by finding that overconfident teenage students can stunt crucial reading skills.
New lab-on-a-chip device which runs on musicJuly 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Its music, not electromechanical valves, that controls a novel lab-on-a-chip device designed at the University of Michigan (UM). The new system could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices.
Screening for depressive symptoms in kids could start in second gradeJuly 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Screening for depressive symptoms among children, could begin as early as the second grade, according to a new University of Washington study. In the study, the researchers followed nearly 1,000 children from the second to the eighth grades, and found five distinct patterns for the way symptoms of depression develop among adolescents.
Now, a device that 'translates a dog's barks into words'July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Your dog will soon start talking to you, all thanks to Japanese inventors who have come up with a device that can detect a dog's emotion from its bark and translate it into human words. The talking gadget called Bowlingual Voice is developed by Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy.
Depressed students twice as likely to drop out of collegeJuly 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that college students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out. Daniel Eisenberg, assistant professor in the University of Michigan School of Public Health and principal investigator of the study, said that the study, however, also indicates that lower grade point averages depended upon a student's type of depression.
Pain-depression link strongest in middle-age womenJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While it is known that chronic pain and depression go hand in hand, a new study has shown that the link between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women. For the study, researchers at Wayne State University examined a representative community sample of 1,100 Michigan residents and found that the incidence of chronic pain, defined as pain persisting for six months, was 22 percent.
Depression signs in obese kids linked to stress hormone abnormalitiesJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found a link between symptoms of depression in obese children and abnormalities of the 'stress' hormone. "There is evidence in adults that abnormal regulation of cortisol plays a role in both obesity and depression," said the study's lead author, Panagiota Pervanidou, MD, of Athens University Medical School in Athens, Greece.
Soon, walking is all you will need to recharge your cellphonesJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The day may not be far when the batteries of your mobile phones will get automatically charged while you walk, thanks to a device being developed by Canadian researchers. The Bionic Energy Harvester will attach to a knee brace, and capture energy with each step.
Google to sell e-books to challenge Amazon.comJune 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seeking to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through search services, Google plans later this year to begin distributing and selling e-books on behalf of its publishing partners. "We've consistently maintained that we're committed to helping our partners find more ways to make their books accessible and available for purchase," Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said Monday confirming the move first reported by the New York Times.
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