Neuroscience
A glowing light embedded in a pill bottle cap alerts users to take their pills at assigned times. The caps can also send email or call a cell in an urgent situation, and can automatically alert the consumer's pharmacy of refills when they are due. All that, plus they create monthly progress reports, and even better they look funky (something your ailing loved ones are very, very concerned about). The ad says they'll also be able to say, "It's so easy I don't have to do anything different." That's progress!
Read more, or even easier, watch the video.
Via Infosthetics.
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Neuroscience
Glowing pill caps
A glowing light embedded in a pill bottle cap alerts users to take their pills at assigned times. The caps can also send email or call a cell in an urgent situation, and can automatically alert the consumer's pharmacy of refills when they are due. All that, plus they create monthly progress reports, and even better they look funky (something your ailing loved ones are very, very concerned about). The ad says they'll also be able to say, "It's so easy I don't have to do anything different." That's progress!
Read more, or even easier, watch the video.
Via Infosthetics.
- The Potential Of Potentials
Brendan Allison, Ph.D. gave a presentation to a Microsoft Research audience in June 2006, titled Brain Computer Interface Systems: Progress and Opportunities, covering some exciting R&D. Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) use neuroimaging systems (most...
- Glowing Brains
Derek Lowe of the In The Pipeline pharma blog has stirred up a surprisingly polarized debate over staged lab photos that feature coloured spotlights on test tubes in darkened labs. These cliché and absurd images do a disservice to the researchers they're...
- Cognitive Pharmacological Enhancement
From The Observer: Can a daily pill really boost your brain power? In America, university students are taking illegally obtained prescription drugs to make them more intelligent. But would you pop a smart pill to improve your performance? Margaret Talbot...
- Concussion Awareness Research
Today's News & Observer had an article about the UNC football team, a body temperature pill, heat-related injuries, and concussions. Combine football with science, and throw in a brain injury ... and I'm hooked. This CorTemp capsule allows...
- Great I/o Psychology Career Opportunity!
Human Capital Analyst, Entry Level (Full-Time), 60392 Duty First Consulting, Vienna, Virginia The Management Analyst will be a part of Duty First Consulting’s (DFC) Human Capital Management (HCM) Team. HCM’s objective is as...