News tagged with journal of medical internet research

More to Second Life than just sex

Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University Health Network's Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) have found that a wide array of health-related activity occurs in the 3 dimensional virtual world of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity

(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office

(Medical Xpress) -- The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Florida poll: Research important for state economy, jobs

A majority of Floridians (87%) believe it is important for their state to be a leader in science and medical research, according to a new state poll commissioned by Research!America. The poll also shows that 80% think spending ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple 'genius' Steve Jobs dies from cancer

Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn't seem so important. It's time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology's ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 47

Web search needs a shake-up

A University of Washington computer scientist is calling on the international academic community and engineers working in industry to take a bolder approach when designing how people find information online.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop prototype to detect fake websites

(PhysOrg.com) -- Do you go online to pay bills, shop, transfer funds, sign up for classes, send email or instant messages or search for medical information? If so, then this pertains to you.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

'Duh' science: Why researchers spend so much time proving the obvious

Medical researchers have unlocked the human genome, wiped out smallpox and made great strides in the fight against AIDS.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Maryland poll: Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news

Most Maryland residents trust the health and medical research information provided by traditional media—newspapers (77%), television (71%), magazines (68%), radio (66%)—and the Internet (also 66%), according to ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SDSC's CIPRES Gateway provides window to the past -- and fast

A novel supercomputing resource created by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, is allowing scientists to study evolutionary relationships among large populations of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3 in 4 domestic violence victims go unidentified in emergency rooms, study shows

More than three quarters of domestic violence victims who report the incidents to police seek health care in emergency rooms, but most of them are never identified as being victims of abuse during their hospital visit. These ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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