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Kinect-based system diagnoses depression with 90% accuracy
2013-04-02 14:34:55| Extremetech
Computer scientists at the University of Southern California have used Microsoft's Kinect sensor to detect, with 90% accuracy, whether you are depressed. All you have to do is sit down in front of Kinect, answer some questions from an on-screen virtual psychologist, and the clever software does the rest. The process is entirely automated, objective, and self-contained, meaning accurate testing could be carried out in complete privacy at home.
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Breast Cancer Diagnoses Could Cause PTSD In Patients, Researchers Find
2013-03-04 03:34:15| Biotech - Topix.net
A new study has found that a significant portion of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after finding out the devastating news.
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