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Cancer Research Brochure 2012

February 21, 2012 - Download Cancer Research Brochure 2012 here. More...

Video Surveillance Camera Revolution Revisited in Two-Part Special Issue of Information Polity

February 8, 2012 - A two-part Special Issue of the journal Information Polity (ISSN: 1570-1255) aims to revisit the ‘surveillance camera revolution’. It presents contemporary thinking and research on the use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), and draws out issues relating to governance and public policy. More...

Nottingham scientists uncover new clues for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

February 7, 2012 - Scientists in Nottingham have found abnormal levels of seven different proteins in spinal fluid could act as markers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was part-funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, could lead to the development of a new test to detect the disease in its early stages. More...

Shoulder Pain from Using your iPad? Don’t Use It on Your Lap

January 27, 2012 - The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad® has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users’ comfort and well-being. In a new study published in WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Microsoft Corporation, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital report that head and neck posture during tablet computer use can be improved by placing the tablet higher to avoid low gaze angles, and through the use of a case that provides optimal viewing angles. More...