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Chatbot interventions effective in improving physical activity, diet, and sleep

Research finds that chatbot interventions are effective in improving physical activity, diet, and sleep. The study highlights the efficacy of chatbots across different populations and age groups, emphasizing their potential for personalized healthcare delivery.

27 Jun 2023

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation.

22 Jun 2023

Battling climate change allergies: Innovative approaches mitigate risks of airborne allergens

Climate change exacerbates allergic respiratory diseases by increasing airborne allergens. This review explores mitigation strategies, including real-time monitoring and smartphone apps, to reduce health impacts and improve outcomes.

21 Jun 2023

Deep learning models could be crucial in battling the monkeypox virus

Researchers developed a machine-learning-based detection tool to detect mpox.

14 Jun 2023

Beyond exhaustion: study identifies fatigue as key factor limiting functionality in long COVID patients

Researchers assess self-documented long COVID symptoms among care-seeking individuals.

13 Jun 2023

Smartphones on desk proven to hamper student focus, even when switched off!

Smartphones impact students' attention. Experiment confirms lower cognitive performance due to smartphone presence. Study explores implications.

12 Jun 2023

New virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospitalizations

A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year, easing NHS pressure, according to new research from the University of Leicester presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.

6 Jun 2023

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Researchers performed a cohort study on a voluntary group in the United States.

6 Jun 2023

Experts investigate the potential impacts of a midwifery education app

An international research team from Tanzania and Japan created a smartphone app and conducted a pilot study of how the app might be used to improve midwives' knowledge and skills in Tanzania. Their study focused on the app's potential effects on the learning outcomes of midwives and birth preparedness of pregnant women in Tanzania.

6 Jun 2023

Efficient machine learning pipeline predicts the location of nanoscale interactions

Identifying whether and how a nanoparticle and protein will bind with one another is an important step toward being able to design antibiotics and antivirals on demand, and a computer model developed at the University of Michigan can do it.

6 Jun 2023

An ultra-low-cost at-home blood pressure monitor that enables a smartphone to measure blood pressure

Researchers developed a prototype of an ultra-low-cost blood pressure monitoring system called BPClip.

31 May 2023

Precision nutrition vs. low-fat diet: No significant difference in diabetes management

Researchers compare changes in hemoglobin A1c and glycemic variability to understand the impacts of two calorie-restricted weight loss diets.

30 May 2023

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip.

29 May 2023

Empowering patients to choose their care could help reduce hospital waiting lists

Patients will be empowered to choose where they receive their NHS care under new plans to help cut waiting lists, one of the Prime Minister's five priorities.

25 May 2023

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

Brain imaging reveals the truth: Social media friends can't replace real friends

Especially for young people, social media influencers and celebrities create an illusion of closeness, leading to potentially problematic fake friendships. A new study used brain imaging to explore whether the unilateral friendships formed on social media are comparable to real reciprocal friendships.

23 May 2023

Opentrons Flex™ Lab Robot Launches to Accelerate Bioautomation Across Thousands of Life Science Experiments

Opentrons, a leader in lab automation, announces the launch of its Opentrons Flex robot, a new generation of affordable and easy-to-program liquid-handling lab robots designed to level the playing field for labs of all sizes and bring advanced lab automation to more researchers than ever before.

From Opentrons 22 May 2023

Post-COVID condition varies by variant and vaccination status

Research investigates the post-COVID-19 condition, analyzing its profiles based on viral variants and vaccination status. Understanding these profiles can aid in personalized patient care.

17 May 2023

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

Musculoskeletal conditions - which encompass impairments of the joints, bones, or muscles - affect more than 1.5 billion people around the world.

21 Apr 2023

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

Researchers at DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn, together with the Berlin-based company PeakProfiling GmbH, have developed a computer-assisted method that recognizes the severity of speech disturbances resulting from ataxia, a brain disease, with great accuracy.

18 Apr 2023

Smartphone News and Research

Chatbot interventions effective in improving physical activity, diet, and sleep

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

Battling climate change allergies: Innovative approaches mitigate risks of airborne allergens

Deep learning models could be crucial in battling the monkeypox virus

Beyond exhaustion: study identifies fatigue as key factor limiting functionality in long COVID patients

Smartphones on desk proven to hamper student focus, even when switched off!

New virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospitalizations

What role did children play in household viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, when enveloped virus rates were low, and relative proportions of COVID-19 were high?

Experts investigate the potential impacts of a midwifery education app

Efficient machine learning pipeline predicts the location of nanoscale interactions

An ultra-low-cost at-home blood pressure monitor that enables a smartphone to measure blood pressure

Precision nutrition vs. low-fat diet: No significant difference in diabetes management

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Empowering patients to choose their care could help reduce hospital waiting lists

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

Brain imaging reveals the truth: Social media friends can't replace real friends

Opentrons Flex™ Lab Robot Launches to Accelerate Bioautomation Across Thousands of Life Science Experiments

Post-COVID condition varies by variant and vaccination status

Online tool analyzes at-home videos to predict musculoskeletal health

Computer-assisted method accurately recognizes the severity of ataxia-related speech disturbances

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