Autism spectrum disorders

Mobile app for autism screening yields useful data

A Duke study of an iPhone app to screen young children for signs of autism has found that the app is easy to use, welcomed by caregivers and good at producing reliable scientific data.

Cardiology

Using AI to detect heart disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the U.S., one in every four deaths is a result of heart disease, which includes a range ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

iPhone app helps to power study of postpartum depression risk

About one in eight women experience postpartum depression, and a similar proportion experience depression during pregnancy, but psychiatrists still don't know enough about what contributes to the risk. In a major new study, ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Parkinson's app updated, featured by Apple

A Parkinson's iPhone app developed by Sage Bionetworks and University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) neurologists marks the first anniversary of its release. The app was also highlighted by Apple today during its semi-annual ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

New Yale ResearchKit app aims to prevent pregnancy loss

One of the greatest joys for parents is the birth of their child—and one of the greatest tragedies is the loss of that child. Now, Yale physician scientist Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., has developed an iPhone app that helps ...

Health

Can wearing orange-tinted glasses before bed help you sleep?

I recently wrote about the terrible sleep habits of the characters in House of Cards. I disapproved of Frank Underwood's late-night computer work in the Oval Office, his new midnight iPad gaming habit and Claire taking her ...

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