About a year ago, Azer Jaafoura and a few of his colleagues at Samsung Electronics Tunisia (SETN) were thinking of helping out Alzheimer's patients. However, with a full-time job and already volunteering at a children's hospital, ...
Apr 28, 2015
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South Korea has developed smartphone apps to help bring down its high student suicide rate by warning parents when their children might be at risk, the education ministry said Friday.
Mar 13, 2015
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Scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed an app that can measure the activity patterns of patients with depression and provide the necessary support.
Feb 27, 2015
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Although wearable devices have received significant attention for their ability to track an individual's physical activity, most smartphone applications are just as accurate, according to a new research letter in JAMA.
Feb 10, 2015
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Many scientists agree: The smartphone offers many applications and has become one of the most sophisticated technologies out there.
Feb 6, 2015
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You don't need a crystal ball to make this projection about the future: Ditching the cigarettes is - and will likely continue to be - the single most important thing you can do for your health.
Feb 4, 2015
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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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Fitness applications (apps) use behavior change techniques (BCTs) to help users modify their physical activities, but which apps and which techniques are most effective? In a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Children who have access to tablets or smartphones in their bedrooms get less sleep than children who do not have the devices with them at night, a US study said Monday.
Jan 5, 2015
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When people spend time interacting with their smartphones via touchscreen, it actually changes the way their thumbs and brains work together, according to a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on December 23. ...
Dec 23, 2014
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