Experts Warn Key IT Failures in Websites May Have Negative Effects on the Nervous System. LONDON, December 12 /PRNewswire/ -- - Study Identifies the Five Key Factors of a Badly Designed Website That May Have Negative Effects on the Immune System, Cardio Functioning and the Nervous System According to a report published today by the Social Issues Research Centre and commissioned by Rackspace Managed Hosting, the UK's most recommended hosting specialist (1), there are five key IT flaws in the way websites are designed and hosted that may lead to harmful health effects. The study combined data from a YouGov poll of 2,500 people with physiological tests on a separate sample of internet users, who were asked to find information from a number of different websites. The tests measured the physical and physiological reactions to website experiences, looking at brainwaves, heart-rate fluctuations, muscle tension and skin conductivity.
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