Category: Health
Facebook ratings can accurately predict hospital treatment success
If you’re wondering whether an upcoming operation is likely to go well, or have a choice about which hospital to go to, you might want to check out Facebook. A new study’s found that Facebook ratings of hospitals accurately reflect their quality – or at least, how likely treatment is to go right the first…
Enjoy unlimited fitness classes in London with the just-launched ClassPass
We've been looking jealously across the pond for a while now at ClassPass, an American fitness movement that lets you pay a flat fee every month for unlimited classes at a whole range of studios. Well, thank the fitness gods, it's just launched in London and we're pretty happy about it. ClassPass has more than 25…
Twitter and texts could help you stop smoking, study says
Chatting about their efforts to kick the habit can help people stop smoking, reports Psych Central. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine studied whether Twitter could help people to kick the habit, and found that it could. Even better, they didn’t even need to be communicating with a real person to…
Smart glasses, fingertip gaming, and instant diagnosis: the Royal Academy of Engineering’s picked its seven favourite inventions
Seven inventors who’ve created promising new technologies are being given a boost by The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub. All the inventors are based at UK universities, and the Hub will support them to turn their research interests into start-ups over the next year, not least by awarding them each £85,000. They’ll also provide…
Quell is the world’s first pain relief wearable
American healthcare company NeuroMetrix has invented the first pain relief wearable. Called Quell, it consists of a strap worn around the ankle, with an electrode in the back that’s in direct contact with the skin. When you experience pain, you activate the device, which stimulates nerves in your leg, sending a message to the brain…
Pebble announces the Pebble Time Steel – and you can get one even if you’ve already invested #MWC15
Last week, Pebble unveiled their new colour e-paper smartwatch, the Pebble Time, and the world went crazy. Today at Mobile World Congress, the roof was raised again for the announcement that the new watch will also come in a sophisticated steel version. As with the previous Pebble Steel, the Pebble Time Steel is a more stylish, premium…
Finally! The optimum eyelash length, revealed
Sure, it might be cool to have a cure for cancer or see Aids ended in our lifetime. Maybe people with neurodegenerative diseases could be given a sliver of scientific hope. But I think we can all agree that there’s one field of research that's truly important for the future of humanity: optimal eyelash length.…
Researchers say YouTube could encourage drinking too much
New research into YouTube has found that the majority of videos on the site that feature drinking glamourise being three sheets to the wind. (Probably because nauseous hangover videos tend not to rake in the big ad money…) Brian A Primack, an associate professor of medicine and paediatrics, and his colleagues at the University of…
Could walking football be as good for us as the real thing?
Walking football is a new form of exercise that could be ideal for anyone who’s new to exercise, trying to build their strength back up, or who just finds running around completely barbaric. (Hiya.) We all know how fit footballers have to be, and can imagine from the comfort of our sofas how exhausting it…
Oculus Rift’s virtual reality headset can help reduce neck pain
According to new research, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset can help patients who are struggling with long-term neck pain. G Lorimer Moseley, Daniel Harvie, and their colleagues from the University of South Australia trialled the headset with 24 physiotherapy patients. All of them had chronic neck pain, but for different reasons, from traumatic injury…
