Health
Siri, help me quit: What does your smart device say when you ask for help with addiction?
Can a smart device help you quit drinking, smoking, vaping or taking opioids?
Jan 29, 2020
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News tagged with assistive technology
Ophthalmology
Augmented reality glasses may help people with low vision better navigate their environment
Nearly one in 30 Americans over the age of 40 experience low vision—significant visual impairment that can't be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, medication or surgery.
Aug 26, 2019
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Neuroscience
Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device to help speech and movement
The Stentrode is a device that is placed inside a blood vessel of the brain located in an area that controls movement (motor cortex). It is the only investigational technology of its kind that does not require open brain ...
Apr 08, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The dying art of conversation – has technology killed our ability to talk face-to-face?
What with Facetime, Skype, Whatsapp and Snapchat, for many people, face-to-face conversation is used less and less often.
Mar 29, 2019
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Immunology
Study helping to repair asthma patients' lungs
A number of patients who suffer from asthma are bringing their condition under control, increasing their lung function and decreasing the frequency of asthma attacks—all without going to the doctor's office. The patients ...
Dec 14, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?
The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four decades, IVF is a relatively new field with ongoing debate on how to get the best results for families who have placed ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Pediatrics
New research shows that apps, technology and modern teaching skills work for children with reading disabilities
New research from Linnaeus University in Sweden shows that apps, technology and modern teaching skills are working for children with reading disabilities. The mental health of these children is affected positively by the ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Health
Environmental and personal factors still create barriers for people with disabilities, despite assistive tech
Assistive products and technologies – such as wheelchairs, upper-limb prostheses, and hearing and speech devices – hold promise for partially or fully mitigating the effects of impairments and enabling people with disabilities ...
May 10, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More babies, fewer multiple births, are resulting from assisted reproduction
More babies than ever got their start in the petri dish of a fertility clinic in the United States in 2014. In its yearly review, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology reported a total of 65,175 live births resulting ...
Apr 17, 2016
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Health
Technology is failing to meet the needs of older people with hearing and sight problems, report finds
Assistive technology developers and service providers need to do more to meet the diverse needs of the rising number of older people with both hearing and sight problems, according to a new report launched at the University ...
Mar 10, 2016
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