technology

I wasn’t able to find a thread for E-readers specifically. This can be a general thread, but I’m also currently looking for recommendations and experiences. I want to try an e-reader because I like to read but I struggle to hold the book. I plan on propping it up with something or using a...

I’m getting quite obsessed with the AI Revolution stuff and thought it could be worth starting a thread to share resources which could be applied to ME in some way. I know some of the ME researchers do keep up with the forum. It might be that some others on the forum have skills to use existing...

Glass AI--AI that generates differential diagnosis and clinical plans Recently I learned about this AI tool, which is currently available for anyone to use without cost or registration. Edit: Darn I forgot the link: https://glass.health/ai I'm playing around with it to see how well it...

Has anyone else caught the AI bug? I’m completely obsessed by AI Revolution developments at the moment. I’ve started a blog series on the theme which I think some of you will find interesting: https://tipsforme.wordpress.com/category/format/ai-series/ I’m queuing up scheduled posts to publish...

Using apple watch ECG data for heart rate variability monitoring and stress prediction: A pilot study Velmovitsky PE, Alencar P, Leatherdale ST, Cowan D, Morita PP Stress is an increasingly prevalent mental health condition that can have serious effects on human health. The development of...

https://theconversation.com/flawed-data-led-to-findings-of-a-connection-between-time-spent-on-devices-and-mental-health-problems-new-research-162585 Craig Sewall is a Postdoctoral Scholar of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Pittsburgh. He explains that studies on the...

https://otd.harvard.edu/news/nanoneedle-technology-licensed-for-early-disease-detection-biomarker-discov/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190829184202.htm

Prototype. "Monitoring the effects of daily activities on the physiological responses of the body calls for wearable devices that can simultaneously track metabolic and haemodynamic parameters. Here we describe a non-invasive skin-worn device for the simultaneous monitoring of blood pressure...

https://bigthink.com/Northwell-Health/vagus-nerve-stimulation?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12369-020-00714-0 Published: 06 November 2020 Telepresence Robot Use for Children with Chronic Illness in Australian Schools: A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis International Journal of Social Robotics (2020)Cite this article 9 Accesses...

Moderator note: This post copied from thread here https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-from-new-zealand-and-the-pacific-islands.4230/page-18#post-228308 This news item is interesting in that some ME researchers are using PET and MRI scanners. This new invention, a 3d colour xray, MARS scanner...

A member asked me to start a thread on this: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/we-have-no-reason-to-believe-5g-is-safe/

Came across this. I wonder if it may be of use in researching ME. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49359137

Coauthored by Ricky Buchanan (Australian pwME/CFS) and Natasha Layton (President, Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association), this open letter was published in the journal Societies this week. Abstract This article is an open letter to assistive technology stakeholders from...

Source: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2019 Date: May 4-9, 2019 URL: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/patient-perspectives-on-self-management-technologies-for-chronic- Ref: https://chi2019.acm.org Patient perspectives on self-management technologies...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 This twitter thread explains how data have been distorted to fit the preconceived views of the authors of the primary studies: A few tweets:

https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17284361.walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes-trying-on-cwtchs-chronic-illness-symptom-suit/

https://research.googleblog.com/2018/04/an-augmented-reality-microscope.html .