Overweight & Obesity
Smartphone app helps fight obesity, study says
Using a simple smartphone application to photograph one's meals is a useful slimming aid for the overweight, according to an experiment reported on Sunday.
May 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows phone use boosts mood of teenagers
A pair of pediatric psychologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found evidence that use of smart phones may boost teenagers' mood slightly. Matt Minich and Megan Moreno published their results in the open-access ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Phone calls back evolutionary theories of gender
Women speak to their male partners less often as they grow older and turn their attention to a younger generation, according to an unusual study Thursday that tracked nearly two billion phone calls and text messages.
Apr 19, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coronavirus grief: Coping with the loss of routine during the pandemic
It isn't easy adjusting to changes brought on by the pandemic. Consider how to deal with grief caused by the loss of your normal routine.
Sep 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Text messaging: The next gen of therapy in mental health
In the U.S., it is estimated that approximately 19 percent of all adults have a diagnosable mental illness. Clinic-based services for mental health may fall short of meeting patient needs for many reasons including limited ...
Jul 28, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Smartphone app may help improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV
Would people living with HIV be willing to self-report on daily substance use and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence using a smartphone app?
Aug 23, 2016
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Health
Study reveals text messages prevent 1 in 6 patients from failing to take medicine
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have found text messaging prevents one in six patients from forgetting to take, or stopping, their prescribed medicines.
Dec 5, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study uncovers why women remember events better
(Medical Xpress)—Gender plays a strong role in how people remember, a new Cornell study confirms. Research – and many tales from real life – report that women are typically better at remembering past events than men. ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak
Text messages aren't just a way to chat with family and friends—they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information during a public health crisis.
Oct 2, 2018
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Pediatrics
Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children
Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center studied the impact of text message reminders for the second dose of influenza vaccine required for many young children to protect them ...
Dec 29, 2014
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