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New smartphone app found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption

A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.

1 Aug 2022

Parents set the tone for healthy technology use among teens, study says

Parents play a major role in determining whether teens' use of digital technology is healthy or puts their mental and physical health at risk, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

1 Aug 2022

New instrument can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in blood

As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of infectious diseases.

31 Jul 2022

Study examines the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching during stem cell transplant

JMIR Publications recently published "Digital Life Coaching During Stem Cell Transplantation: Development and Usability Study" in JMIR Formative Research which reported that the authors launched a single-arm pilot study to investigate the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching (DLC) during this intensive period.

29 Jul 2022

People have difficulty appreciating how engaging thinking can be, study says

People consistently underestimate how much they would enjoy spending time alone with their own thoughts, without anything to distract them, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

29 Jul 2022

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

The National Institutes of Health today announced the winners of its NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health, a prize competition for developers of diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world.

28 Jul 2022

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies.

26 Jul 2022

Risk profiles in adults with cardiovascular disease fail to improve despite advances guidelines and treatments

In an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine conclude that CVD risk "profiles" in secondary prevention have failed to improve over the last two decades.

14 Jul 2022

Virtual reality app trial offers new hope for people suffering from phobias

Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders and dogs.

14 Jul 2022

Psilocybin microdosing associated with mood and mental health improvements

The latest study to examine how tiny amounts of psychedelics can impact mental health provides further evidence of the therapeutic potential of microdosing.

11 Jul 2022

Artificial Intelligence-based smartphone app for characterizing stool form

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphone application (app) trained to assess a patient's stool characteristics.

10 Jul 2022

Hunger associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability

New scientific research has discovered that feeling hungry really can make us "hangry", with emotions such as anger and irritability strongly linked with hunger.

6 Jul 2022

The future of cold storage

In this interview, Jean Fallacara, Managing Director at inTEST Thermal Solutions, talks to us about the future of cold storage and how inTEST is helping move the industry forward.

From inTEST Thermal Solutions 5 Jul 2022

Study: Many radiographers lack understanding of how smart computer systems diagnose problems

A new study shows that many UK radiographers have limited understanding of how new smart computer systems diagnose problems found on scans such as X-rays, MRI and CT scans.

4 Jul 2022

Machine-learning algorithms can help distinguish acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis

Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that often is associated with gallstones. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver enzymes.

1 Jul 2022

AI-based smartphone apps to spot skin cancer endanger the public, experts warn

Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are endangering the public, many of whom trust that these apps are safe to use, experts at the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) have warned.

25 Jun 2022

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

22 Jun 2022

Wearable activity trackers combined with AI may aid in early identification of COVID-19

Wearable activity trackers that monitor changes in skin temperature and heart and breathing rates, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), might be used to pick up COVID-19 infection days before symptoms start, suggests preliminary research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Jun 2022

Online classes during school closures may have helped protect adolescents' mental health

New research published in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports suggests that implementing online classes during COVID-19–related school closures in Japan may have helped protect adolescents' mental health.

22 Jun 2022

Olfactory sensor can authenticate individuals by analyzing their breath

Biometric authentication like fingerprint and iris scans are a staple of any spy movie, and trying to circumvent those security measures is often a core plot point. But these days the technology is not limited to spies, as fingerprint verification and facial recognition are now common features on many of our phones.

22 Jun 2022

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New smartphone app found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption

Parents set the tone for healthy technology use among teens, study says

New instrument can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in blood

Study examines the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching during stem cell transplant

People have difficulty appreciating how engaging thinking can be, study says

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

Risk profiles in adults with cardiovascular disease fail to improve despite advances guidelines and treatments

Virtual reality app trial offers new hope for people suffering from phobias

Psilocybin microdosing associated with mood and mental health improvements

Artificial Intelligence-based smartphone app for characterizing stool form

Hunger associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability

The future of cold storage

Study: Many radiographers lack understanding of how smart computer systems diagnose problems

Machine-learning algorithms can help distinguish acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis

AI-based smartphone apps to spot skin cancer endanger the public, experts warn

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

Wearable activity trackers combined with AI may aid in early identification of COVID-19

Online classes during school closures may have helped protect adolescents' mental health

Olfactory sensor can authenticate individuals by analyzing their breath

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