Research Project Description: The use of simulation in assessments of clinical competence, such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), provides an opportunity for more realistic assessment of the candidate’s clinical skills while examining real clinical features. The project proposed in this proposal involves the development of a stethoscope device that plays pre-selected (ab)normal auscultation [...]

Research Project Description: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative condition that afflicts many, particularly the elderly, with its negative societal impact increasing fast due to aging populations. While cognitive impairment is the main feature of AD, motor deficits are also widely reported. Recent reviews of the field indicate that mechanistic studies elucidating the [...]

Research Project Description: The revised proposal concentrates on developing the hardware and software pipeline that can be incorporated as part of a closed-loop system for real-time music manipulation in a clinical setting. The envisaged future system will be an automated intervention that uses real-time modification of musical features in a way that achieves desired [...]

Research Project Description: The principal aim of the research proposal is the investigation of the effects of operation of electrical power stations in Cyprus on air quality, the nearby marine environment and on the health of residents of communities in the vicinity of electrical power stations.  The Medical School research team will build on [...]

Research Project Description: The Experimental Electrophysiology Unit (EEU) with state-of-the-art equipment will facilitate the use of innovative techniques to study basic mechanisms of nervous system function and the full range of functional evaluation in pre-clinical studies of new therapeutic approaches to treat neurological disorders. Functional assessment of neuronal mechanisms and treatment outcomes supported by [...]

Research Project Description: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterized by progressive deterioration of cognitive functioning observed mainly in older individuals, beyond what is expected from normal ageing. The understanding of AD symptom etiology still remains incomplete, and this is why there is still lack of effective treatment despite various pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Recent research [...]