CART: Pointing the Way to Reliable Robotic Assistants- Dr Paul Robertson, Dynamic Object Language Labs Inc Lexington
Robots that assist us with both everyday and highly specialised tasks are no new concept, but so far, their actual development has appeared to be far from becoming a reality. Yet through the research ...
22 Nov 201912min
Kappa Opioid Receptors, A New Treatment Target for Schizophrenia, Dr Samuel Clark - Terran Biosciences Inc and Stony Brook University
Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that affects around 1% of the global population, producing debilitating symptoms that significantly impact upon the quality of life of sufferers. Even w...
14 Nov 201912min
Soluble Dietary Fibre and Type 2 Diabetes – Mechanisms of Action and Food Supplementation, Professor Douglas Goff, University of Guelph, Ontario
There are numerous health benefits related to eating fibre-containing foods, including lowering the levels of serum glucose and lipids, thus reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Fur...
14 Nov 201915min
Understanding Brain Function, Cognition, and Emotion in Psychopathology- Professor Christine Larson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders significantly impact on the quality of life of sufferers, their physical health and psycho-social functioning. Given the high prevalence and extent o...
8 Nov 201912min
Predicting Mortality In Kidney Disease A New Nutritional Risk Index - Professor Eiichiro Kanda
According to the World Health Organisation, between 5 and 10 million people die globally of kidney disease each year. There has been an important shift towards recognising chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
8 Nov 20198min
Monitoring Corrosion in Aquifer Thermal Storage Systems - Dr Oliver Opel, University of Applied Sciences Heide Germany
Corrosion and scaling processes in water heating and cooling systems can create the need for hugely costly repairs. Until now, however, techniques to monitor the extent of the damage they inflict have...
18 Okt 20199min
Plugging Into The Nervous System - Professor Dominique Durand, Case Western Reserve University
New advances in neural engineering have led to devices that can be operated using the nerves of the user, but the effectiveness and safety of these devices over long periods of use is a key concern. P...
18 Okt 201911min
Overdiagnosis And Overtreatment Of Human Cancers - Professor Wendy Rogers, Macquarie University
As we develop ever more complex medical diagnostic tools and tests with ever increasing sensitivity, detection of disease becomes quicker and easier. However, recent work by Professor Wendy Rogers at ...
11 Okt 201910min
