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  • Doctor Bias Simulator

    July 8, 2008

    Racial bias apparently extends to the virtual world as well as the real one. At least that's what University of Florida researchers discovered when developing a tool to test for bias in how doctors deal with patients.

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  • Research Report: Prosthetic Interface

    July 2, 2008

    Computerized devices tied into the brain could one day help amputees control prosthetic limbs with their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have gone a step further. Justin Sanchez and his team have devised a brain-machine interface that appears to learn and adapt along with the brain.

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  • Engineering students: Headset muffles loud, unnerving MRI noises

    April 22, 2008

    Gator Engineers have developed a headset that promises patients relief from the loud noises of MRI exams.

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