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Virtual Reality Head-Gear may Hamper Visual Memory

Virtual Reality (VR) is gaining reputation in fields such as multimedia, healthcare, leisure and schooling however an excessive amount of use of the know-how




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AI can Turn Low-quality Brain Scans into 'super-resolution' MRIs

New artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can increase the quality of brain images gathered through magnetic resonance imaging exams, reports a new study.




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New App can Help Patients with Binge Eating Disorders

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)-guided self-help (GSH) plus Noom Monitor delivered through telemedicine by routine-practice health coaches in a nonacademic




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Wearable Biosensor Monitors Body Chemistry to Boost Athletic Performance (and) Prevent Injury

Novel device, which is in the size of a wristwatch, can monitor an individual's body chemistry to help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems.




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DIY Tools TalkBox (and) SenseBox may Help People with Disabilities to Communicate

DIY Assistive Technology offers exciting opportunities to engage stakeholders in various countries in the making and customization of novel interfaces for people with disabilities.




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Video Game-based Intervention More Likely to Improve Attention of Children with ADHD

Video game-based treatment can boost attention in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports a new study. The findings of the




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Virtual Reality can Help Physiotherapy Patients Perform Exercises at Home

Virtual reality may help physiotherapy patients perform their exercises at home successfully using a VR technology with 3D motion capture now, reports a new study.




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New Mobile App can Help Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain

New mobile app can help relieve osteoarthritis pain by notifying you to complete a few simple physical exercises every day, and also provide reliable




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Apollo Hospital Develops Online Self-assessment Scan for COVID-19

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world, timely diagnosis and treatment could prevent the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, new coronavirus




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IIT Bombay Launches 'CORONTINE' To Track Quarantine People

CORONTINE app could help authorities track asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A team led by Manjesh K Hanwal




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SmellTracker: Self-Monitoring Your Sense of Smell may Help Detect Coronavirus

Loss of smell is suggested as an early indicator of COVID-19 infection. Hence, self-monitoring your sense of smell could be an ideal way to track deadly coronavirus, reports a new study.




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Digital Technologies Aid OPDs Amid COVID-19 Crisis

To deal with patients with general complications, videoconferencing and mobile apps have taken over the Out Patient Departments. While some hospitals




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Sweat-powered Electronic Skin can Monitor Health

Novel e-skin made of soft materials and attached to a person's skin performs real-time biosensing to monitor our health, powered solely by sweat, reports a new study.




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New E-sensors Woven into Fabrics can Track Your Vital Signs Remotely

Novel lightweight electronic sensors can be integrated into flexible fabrics, including the kinds of polyesters often used in athletic wear, to provide




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Robo Screening in Bangalore Hospital

Private hospital in bangalore has deployed two robots to screen patients and protect healthcare warriors from coronavirus. "The 'mitra' robots interact




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COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Transformation in Healthcare Services

In healthcare services, digital transformation is accelerated by COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Urte Jakimaviciute,




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Parents can Influence Physical Activity in Kids with Developmental Disabilities

Parents who reported spending more time on physical activities observed better motor skills in their kids, reports a new study. The findings of the study




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Teaching Self-regulation for Kids: At Home, At School and With Autism

Self-regulation strategies can help kids adjust and control their emotions, behavior and body movements, reports a new study. As every teacher will




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Some Veggie Infant Foods Have More Sweet Fruit

Blending dark green vegetables with fruits in commercially available baby foods makes them taste like fruit and often don't contain a high percentage of dark green vegetable, reports a new study.




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More Kids Possibly Infected with COVID-19

COVID-19 is possibly striking more kids than expected, an estimate that could significantly underestimate the demand for health care systems, reports a new study.




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Babies' Screen Time Associated With Higher Risk of Autism-like Symptoms Later in Childhood

Screen time for babies is linked to developing greater autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-like symptoms later in childhood, stated findings, from the first




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Infant Temperament Helps Predict Personality

Temperament in infancy helps predict personality more than 20 years later, revealed researchers. For those individuals who show sensitivity to making




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Keep Kids With Chronic Diseases Away from Hospital During Crisis

Telemedicine, home-monitoring devices, regular medical appointments, positive reinforcement from carers and health professionals could keep supported




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New Findings on Hepatitis C in Babies can Lead to Improved Treatments: Study

Only around five percent of the babies born to mothers with hepatitis C are themselves infected by the disease. A possible reason for this low figure




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Nicotine Exposure While Breastfeeding Tied to Infant Skull Deformity

Breastfeeding mothers who use e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapies may be putting their breastfed babies at higher risk for skull defects, reports a new study.




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Physical Activity Should be a Part of Kids Routine During COVID-19 Lockdown

Children should be engaged in physical activity by their parents and carers as a part of daily routine during the COVID-19 lockdown, reports a new study.




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Children Who Have Difficult Relationships With Their Mothers are Clingy Towards Their Early Teachers: Study

A new study has found that kids who experience "dependent" or clingy relationships with their preschool teachers tend to have difficulties in their relationships with their mothers.




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Stress for Parents of Kids With Autism Relieved Through Pets

Family pet can lead to strong bonds and reduced stress for both children with autism and their parents. According to the study, parents of children




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Inhibiting Thrombin can Protect Against Dangerous Newborn Digestive Disease

Inhibiting the inflammatory and blood-clotting molecule thrombin with targeted nanotherapy could protect against Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)-like injury in newborn, reports a new mice study.




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Anxiety In Autistic Children Treated Wil Cognitive Therapy

Anxiety in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder treated with autistic therapy and other psychosocial interventions. The analysis included




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Being More Flexible with Kids Structured Learning can Decrease Behavioral Problems

Parents and caregivers who adopt a more flexible approach to their children's learning can reduce behavioral challenges during the toddler years, reports a new study.




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Are Pills a Good Substitute for Exercise to Overcome High Blood Pressure?

People with high blood pressure are more likely to choose anti-hypertensive pills and tea over an hour of exercise finds a new survey. In the survey,




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Meditation, Yoga can Improve Mental Skills

Neurophysiological link between breathing (pranayama) and meditation has been discovered. The findings are published in the journal Psychophysiology.




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Acupuncture Does Not Have Any Effect On In Vitro Fertilization Process

Acupuncture seems to have no effect (Good or bad) on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, finds a new study. The findings of this study are published in the IJAMA/I journal.




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Hypnotherapy may be Beneficial to Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), that affects one in five people worldwide is treatable through gut-directed hypnotherapy delivered by psychologists. IBS




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Mindfulness Meditation may Improve Mood

A controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults who were assigned to a six-week mindfulness-meditation training program were found




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China: Yoga Gains Popularity

Yoga has been gaining popularity in China as a healthy lifestyle choice. A total of 50 branches would be set up to boost yoga education




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Transcendental Meditation Technique Can Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique could be a viable option to decrease symptom severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South African college students, reports a new study.




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Acupuncture Improves Symptoms Associated With PTSD

Acupuncture, a complementary approach shows promising results in improving psychological and pain symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder




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Personalized Digital Meditation Program Improves Memory

A new personalized digital meditation training program developed by UC San Francisco scientists was found to significantly improve attention and memory




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Yoga Benefits People With Mental Illness

Yoga can help cope with people with mental illness, said experts. Though mental illness, as such, cannot be directly treated through yoga, stress,




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Mindfulness Meditation Enhances Positive Effects of Psilocybin: Study

Mindfulness meditation was found to enhance the positive long-term effects of a single dose of psilocybin, which is found in certain mushrooms, revealed University of Zurich researchers.




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Chronic Benefits of Non-drug Therapies for Pain

Non-drug therapies given to military members with long-term pain may decrease the risk of long-term outcomes like alcohol, drug disorder, self-induced




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Alternative Medicine Improves Quality of Life in Acute Rehab

While experts have long believed that CAM therapies could benefit patients in acute rehab, less is known about which benefits are most advantageous to these individuals' quality of life.




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Govt Approves For Telemedicine With New Guidelines Post COVID-19 Lockdown

Amid nationwide lockdown , the Medical Council of India (MCI) has formulated new guidelines for registered medical practitioners to deliver telemedicine




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NBRI Develops New Alcohol-based Herbal Sanitizer

The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has developed an alcohol-based herbal sanitizer under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research




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Meditation with Aerobic Exercise can Relieve Stress in Medical School Students

Meditation, combined with aerobic exercise, decreases stress and rumination while improving the quality of life for medical students, reports a new study.




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Yoga may Help People With Migraine

A new study published in Neurology has found that adding yoga to your regularly prescribed migraine treatment may be better than medication alone. "Migraine




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UK Churches Ban Yoga, Brand It 'Un-Christian'

At a time when Indian yoga camps are spreading far and wide in Britain, two churches here have banned a group from condu




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Bali Roadmap an Anticlimax, None Willing to Commit on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The much vaunted climate change conference has come to an end at Bali, Indonesia, on an almost anticlimactic note.