Health
Many mobile health apps neglect needs of blind users
More Americans are using mobile devices and other technologies to track some aspect of their health at home, from diet and exercise to sleep patterns to bloodwork.
Jul 16, 2015
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Pediatrics
Mobile app educates teens on risky sexual behavior
Teenagers, parents, educators and clinicians will have a new tool to help adolescents make more informed decisions about their sexual behavior. "Seventeen Days," a mobile app based on the interactive movie of the same name, ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Health
Mobile app with evidence-based decision support diagnoses more obesity, smoking, depression
Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues like obesity, smoking, and depression—three of the leading causes of preventable death and disability. Mobile ...
Feb 19, 2015
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Health
Results of sun-safety mobile app featured in two studies, one editorial
A smartphone mobile app that can provide personalized, real-time sun protection advice improved some sun protection behavior, according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology.
Jan 28, 2015
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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Healthy Mind app identifies best times for user notifications
A new Android app that has the ability to identify when users are most likely to notice and respond to its notifications has been launched by the University of Southampton to help relieve stress.
Sep 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
iPhone app offers quick and inexpensive melanoma screening
The idea sounds simple: Take a photo of a suspicious mole or lesion with your phone, run it through an embedded software program and find out within a few seconds if it is likely to be cancerous.
May 6, 2014
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Health
New JAMA article suggests review and certification process for mHealth apps
While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidelines for the regulation of mobile health (mHealth) apps that act as medical devices or as accessories to medical devices, the vast majority of mHealth apps remain ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reducing anxiety with a smartphone app
Playing a science-based mobile gaming app for 25 minutes can reduce anxiety in stressed individuals, according to research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Mar 18, 2014
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Health
Smartphone apps to help smokers quit come up short
Many of the 11 million smokers in the U.S. have downloaded smartphone apps created to help them quit smoking. But since most of these apps don't include practices proven to help smokers quit, they may not be getting the help ...
Nov 17, 2013
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