Neuroscience
Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report about individuals with chronic diseases and their use of the Internet to obtain and share information. The report is available at the link below:
Pew Report on Chronic Disease and the Internet
From the summary:
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- The Cost Of Neurological Diseases, Disorders, And Injuries
From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Neurological conditions cost Canada nearly $9B a year: report Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2007 | 5:02 PM ET CBC News Neurological conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease cost Canada nearly...
- Save Internet Radio
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- Evaluating Health Information
I’m going to post this on my other blog, Libraries For My Friends, but I thought some of you might like it too: MedlinePlus offers a great set of material on how to evaluate health information online. It includes links to … a flash tutorial called...
Neuroscience
Chronic Disease and Using the Internet for Information
Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report about individuals with chronic diseases and their use of the Internet to obtain and share information. The report is available at the link below:
Pew Report on Chronic Disease and the Internet
From the summary:
"The deck is stacked against people living with chronic disease. They are disproportionately offline. They often have complicated health issues, not easily solved by the addition of even the best, most reliable, medical advice.
"And yet, those who are online have a trump card. They have each other. This survey finds that having a chronic disease increases the probability that an internet user will share what they know and learn from their peers. They unearth nuggets of information. They blog. They participate in online discussions. And they just keep going. "
- Children's Understanding Of The Internet
How much do young children understand about the internet? Zheng Yan at the University of Albany recruited 83 children, aged from 5 to 12 years, to find out how much they used and understood the internet. Children aged from five to eight years tended to...
- Internet Use Good For Brain Circuitry, As Well As For The Www
From The BBC: Internet use 'good for the brain' Read the full article [snip] Lead researcher Professor Gary Small said: "The study results are encouraging, that emerging computerized technologies may have physiological effects and potential benefits...
- The Cost Of Neurological Diseases, Disorders, And Injuries
From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Neurological conditions cost Canada nearly $9B a year: report Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2007 | 5:02 PM ET CBC News Neurological conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease cost Canada nearly...
- Save Internet Radio
Lots of chatter on the online radio waves about dramatically increased royalty rates for webcasters, due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!) Of course, this would mean certain closure for many Internet radio web sites. The good...
- Evaluating Health Information
I’m going to post this on my other blog, Libraries For My Friends, but I thought some of you might like it too: MedlinePlus offers a great set of material on how to evaluate health information online. It includes links to … a flash tutorial called...