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New moms more likely to seek help for depression if it's online

2013-04-17 21:36:50| CNET News.com

Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after high-risk pregnancy would go online for help if they could remain anonymous, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve. [Read more]

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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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Detroit Electric, quiet since the Depression, plans a $135K Tesla Roadster-like electric car

2013-03-25 13:04:45| Extremetech

Detroit Electric's Tesla Roadster-like entry will ship this summer and sell for around $135,000. Uncertainty about the release aside, we do know that this is not a Nissan Leaf.

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Robot rat bullies real rats into depression for science!

2013-02-18 16:00:05| Extremetech

Here's a sad thought for you: The rat robot (ratbot?) in the photo above was created solely to bully real rats until they're depressed. This might sound like the work of a sadistic behavioral scientist, but there's actually a rather noble cause: The development of effective antidepressants for humans.

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