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‘Joint research, collaborative degrees’: AIIMS, IIT Delhi, UCL ink agreement for MedTech Innovatio – ET HealthWorld

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‘Joint research, collaborative degrees’: AIIMS, IIT Delhi, UCL ink agreement for MedTech Innovatio – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: AIIMS New Delhi, IIT Delhi, and University College London (UCL) on Friday signed a trilateral agreement to advance medical technology through joint research, collaborative degrees, staff exchanges, and global industry partnerships. The initiative aims to develop affordable healthcare innovations to address pressing global health challenges. “For the first time, the three institutions will … Read more

Phones, Smartwatches, Other Digital Devices Make You Smarter, Suggests Study

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Phones, Smartwatches, Other Digital Devices Make You Smarter, Suggests Study

According to a new study led by UCL researchers, using smartphones, smart watches and other digital devices can improve the memory skills of a person. The research, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, showed that digital devices help people to store and remember very important information. This, in turn, frees up their memory … Read more

Novel method to accurately, quickly detect COVID-19 from phone swabs – ET HealthWorld

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Novel method to accurately, quickly detect COVID-19 from phone swabs – ET HealthWorld

Researchers have developed a non-invasive and low-cost method that can accurately and rapidly detect Covid-19 using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK analysed swabs from mobile screens rather than directly from people using the method known as Phone Screen Testing (PoST). They found that … Read more