Arthritis & Rheumatism
Gout app helps patients reduce effects of disorder
Gout is the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis and affects an estimated 20,000 people in Edinburgh alone.
Apr 19, 2022
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News tagged with app
Medical research
New polymer heart valve implanted in first patient
Caltech researchers have helped to design a new generation of heart valves that are longer-lasting, cost less to manufacture, and are more biocompatible than options that are currently available to patients. As part of an ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Modified protein can prevent Alzheimer's disease in mice
The amyloid precursor protein has always been vilified as a major cause of Alzheimer's disease. One of its fragments, the amyloid-beta peptide, can break off and accumulate in the brain, giving rise to the puffy white globs ...
Jun 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus tracing apps: Which countries are doing what
As countries emerge from lockdowns imposed to blunt the coronavirus pandemic, dozens have rolled out phone apps to track a person's movements and who they come into contact with, giving officials a vital tool for limiting ...
May 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Internet therapy apps reduce depression symptoms, study finds
In a sweeping new study, Indiana University psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms effectively reduce depression.
Dec 7, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Face time: Tech reads facial expressions for autism symptoms
There's an app for everything these days—from weight loss to working out. Now, thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions ...
Dec 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Contact tracing apps: Which countries are doing what
Several countries fighting the coronavirus outbreak are using—or debating—phone apps that trace a person's movements and who they come into contact with, allowing authorities to keep track of infections and alert people ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Diabetes
Using a smartphone and engineered cells to control diabetes in mice
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a way to combine a smartphone with a glucose monitor and engineered cells to automatically control insulin levels in test ...
Pediatrics
Design tricks commonly used to monetize young children's app use, study finds
The majority of apps preschool-aged children use are designed to make money off their digital experiences, a new study suggests.
Jun 17, 2022
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Diabetes
Technophobia may keep seniors from using apps to manage diabetes
Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study from the University of Waterloo. Approximately 2.2 million Canadians ...
Dec 19, 2014
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