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Newswise: Chula Launches “CUDSON” Web Application Helping Students Develop Their Competencies Based on Their Ability
Released: 13-Apr-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Launches “CUDSON” Web Application Helping Students Develop Their Competencies Based on Their Ability
Chulalongkorn University

Chula has launched the “CUDSON” web application to help students discover and develop life skills, select activities and subjects that are suitable for their needs, develop themselves properly, learn what they like, and prepare for a world of creative and happy work.

Released: 11-Apr-2023 6:30 PM EDT
Detecting stress in the office from how people type and click
ETH Zürich

In Switzerland, one in three employees suffers from workplace stress. Those affected often don’t realise that their physical and mental resources are dwindling until it’s too late. This makes it all the more important to identify work-​related stress as early as possible where it arises: in the workplace.

   
Released: 4-Apr-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Lurie Children’s Hospital Launches App to Help Screen Bruises in Young Children for Potential Abuse
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

An innovative app from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago aims to increase earlier recognition of abuse in babies and children under 4 years of age who have bruises, with the hope of decreasing the incidence of severe injury and death from child abuse in this age group. The hospital launched the app in April, which coincides with National Child Abuse Prevention month.

Newswise: Story tip: Adding up the geothermal benefits
Released: 28-Mar-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Story tip: Adding up the geothermal benefits
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A tool developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers gives building owners and equipment manufacturers and installers an easy way to calculate the cost savings of a heating and cooling system that utilizes geothermal energy and emits no carbon.

Newswise: This is What Happens When Your Phone is Infected with Spyware
14-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EDT
This is What Happens When Your Phone is Infected with Spyware
University of California San Diego

Smartphone spyware apps that allow people to spy on each other are not only hard to notice and detect, they also will easily leak the sensitive personal information they collect, says a team of computer scientists from New York and San Diego.

   
Newswise: Georgia Tech and Collaborators Receive Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to Improve Understanding of the Mobile Broadband Experience
Released: 28-Feb-2023 5:55 PM EST
Georgia Tech and Collaborators Receive Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to Improve Understanding of the Mobile Broadband Experience
Georgia Institute of Technology

To make connectivity more equitable, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing open-source software to empower citizens to report on cellular network quality and places without any connectivity.

Newswise: New Technology Turns Smartphones into RFID Readers, Saving Costs and Reducing Waste
Released: 22-Feb-2023 8:00 AM EST
New Technology Turns Smartphones into RFID Readers, Saving Costs and Reducing Waste
University of California San Diego

Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the applications that a new technology developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego would enable.

Newswise: First wearable device for vocal fatigue senses when your voice needs a break
Released: 21-Feb-2023 6:40 PM EST
First wearable device for vocal fatigue senses when your voice needs a break
Northwestern University

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first smart wearable device to continuously track how much people use their voices, alerting them to overuse before vocal fatigue and potential injury set in.

   
Newswise: FAU-developed Video Compression Technology Receives Industry Recognition
Released: 20-Feb-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU-developed Video Compression Technology Receives Industry Recognition
Florida Atlantic University

Video compression technology enables streaming video applications from YouTube to Netflix to transmit high quality video. As video accounts for about 80 percent of all Internet traffic, better video compression is a prominent issue worldwide. Technology developed by FAU researchers, in partnership with research sponsor OP Solutions, LLC, promises to improve the process of streaming media. FAU and OP Solutions have announced that industry groups within the field have accepted university-developed intellectual property as part of the next generation video codec Versatile Video Coding (VVC).

Newswise: Eartest by Eartone Application Detects Dementia Risk by Checking the Hearing of Words in Thai language
Released: 13-Feb-2023 8:55 AM EST
Eartest by Eartone Application Detects Dementia Risk by Checking the Hearing of Words in Thai language
Chulalongkorn University

The Faculties of Medicine and Science, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with University College London (UCL), the United Kingdom, together with industrial partner have developed Eartest by Eartone Application that examines hearing with Thai words processing that the public can use to screen dementia by themselves before consulting physicians to help prevent and reduce future risk of dementia.

Released: 6-Feb-2023 4:55 PM EST
Five questions: FSU professor discusses his memory improving smart phone app
Florida State University

A study conducted by Florida State University Psychology Professor Chris Martin and a team of researchers at the University of Toronto, shows that a smart phone application can enhance memory function in older adults.

   
Newswise: Google's and Apple's tightrope walk between enforcement and oversight as distributors and developers for health apps
Released: 31-Jan-2023 3:10 PM EST
Google's and Apple's tightrope walk between enforcement and oversight as distributors and developers for health apps
Technische Universität Dresden

Google and Apple dominate as a “duopoly” with their app stores. They distribute and import many thousands of health and wellness apps into the EU, some of which are approved as medical devices.

   
Released: 31-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Menstrual symptoms hurt workplace productivity of many women, study finds
University of Virginia Health System

Menstrual symptoms reduce the workplace productivity of many American women, with 45.2% reporting that their symptoms require them to take days off, according to a new UVA Health survey.

Released: 25-Jan-2023 1:30 PM EST
Cornell, NYSEG pilot app to help consumers moderate electricity use
Cornell University

In a new pilot run by Cornell and NYSEG, participants will pay a flat rate for their electricity bill and use an app that provides information about how to reduce electricity use and costs.

Released: 18-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
CeCe Migraine Management App Syncs With CEFALY Connected Device to Provide Personalized Migraine Insights
Cefaly Technology

The award-winning CeCe Migraine Management app now offers users an unprecedented level of insight into their migraine treatments with the CEFALY Connected device.

   
Released: 5-Jan-2023 4:05 PM EST
ACSM Exercise is Medicine® Initiative Announces Strategic Partnership with EXI®
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

he American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) global health initiative, Exercise is Medicine® (EIM), announces a new partnership with EXI®, a MedTech company that has developed a robust physical activity prescription platform with a consumer facing app. Powered by EIM, EXI empowers health care professionals to prescribe tailored exercise programs in a way that’s easy, effective, and delivered at the click of a button.

   
Newswise: New app to help people eat the right portion sizes to get to 5 a day
Released: 29-Dec-2022 12:35 PM EST
New app to help people eat the right portion sizes to get to 5 a day
Bournemouth University

A new app has been developed to help people reach the recommended target of eating five portions of fruits and vegetables a day.

   
Released: 28-Dec-2022 7:35 PM EST
Assessment of mental health services available through smartphone apps
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

In this study of 578 mental health apps, findings indicate that the current app marketplaces primarily offered basic features such as psychoeducation, goal tracking, and mindfulness but fewer innovative features such as biofeedback or specialized therapies.

   
Released: 20-Dec-2022 9:35 AM EST
CEFALY Technology Launches Trade-In Program for Purchasers of the New CEFALY Connected Migraine Treatment Device
Cefaly Technology

Medical device maker CEFALY Technology has announced that owners of older CEFALY devices can trade them in for credit toward the purchase of the all-new CEFALY Connected.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2022 10:25 AM EST
CEFALY Technology Introduces Bluetooth-Enabled CEFALY Connected Migraine Treatment Device
Cefaly Technology

Medical device maker CEFALY Technology today unveiled the newest evolution of its FDA-cleared migraine treatment device: the CEFALY Connected.

   
Newswise: 5 Easy Meatless Monday Travel Tips for the Holiday Season
Released: 13-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
5 Easy Meatless Monday Travel Tips for the Holiday Season
Monday Campaigns

The holidays can be stressful, but keeping up with a Meatless Monday routine while traveling is not.

   
Newswise: Can a Playlist be Your Therapist? Balancing Emotions Through Music #ASA183
28-Nov-2022 3:20 PM EST
Can a Playlist be Your Therapist? Balancing Emotions Through Music #ASA183
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Researchers present an app that creates playlists to help listeners care for their emotions through music. The app could be used by people who may not want to receive counseling or treatment because of feelings of shame, inadequacy, or distrust and aims to leave them more positive and focused than they were when they began. Users take three self-led questionnaires to measure their emotional status and the app then creates a customized playlist of songs using one of three strategies: consoling, relaxing, or uplifting.

   
Released: 2-Dec-2022 11:10 AM EST
Self-driven healthcare can improve health outcomes and reduce costs
SAGE Publications UK

A vision for building sustainable, self-driven healthcare spanning primary care, secondary care and the wider health and social care system has been set out by medical innovators writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Newswise: ETRI develops a 'K-Guard' app that protects daily safety
Released: 22-Nov-2022 8:30 AM EST
ETRI develops a 'K-Guard' app that protects daily safety
National Research Council of Science and Technology

ETRI has developed a smartphone app that informs citizens’ daily lives of various safety hazards in real-time, such as flooding, fire, and disappearance.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 12:25 PM EST
Study: Violent sexual predators use dating apps as hunting grounds
Brigham Young University

Dating apps are now an entrenched part of American social life, but there’s work to do to ensure users’ safety. New research suggests that violent sexual predators are using dating apps as hunting grounds for vulnerable victims.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
App creates time-lapse videos with a smartphone
Cornell University

An app developed by Cornell researchers uses augmented reality to help users repeatedly capture images from the same location with a phone or tablet to make time-lapse videos – without leaving a camera on site.

Released: 3-Nov-2022 10:05 PM EDT
Can Your Phone Tell if a Bridge Is in Good Shape?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Want to know if the Golden Gate Bridge is holding up well? There could be an app for that.

Newswise: RUDN Mathematician Proposes an Effective System for IoT
Released: 31-Oct-2022 12:15 PM EDT
RUDN Mathematician Proposes an Effective System for IoT
Scientific Project Lomonosov

A RUDN University mathematician with colleagues from Egypt, China and Saudi Arabia proposed a new network model for the Internet of Things. It consists of three steps and makes the system safer, faster and more reliable.

Released: 4-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
Indiana University Researchers Receive $3.96 Million to Test Dementia Care App
Indiana University

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging (NIA) recently awarded researchers from Indiana University's School of Public Health-Bloomington and School of Medicine $3.96 million to fund a five-year, randomized clinical trial of an Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) telehealth intervention.

   
Newswise: Houston Methodist enters the metaverse with launch of new MITIEverse™ app
Released: 4-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Houston Methodist enters the metaverse with launch of new MITIEverse™ app
Houston Methodist

Exploring the heart from the inside out is now possible with a new app from Houston Methodist.

   
Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 21-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Active screen time: New children’s app promotes healthy eating, exercise
Cornell University

A Cornell University researcher and colleagues have developed a series of free, evidence-informed apps for preschool-aged children to encourage healthy eating behaviors and exercise.

Newswise: Sport, sleep or screens: new app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids
Released: 9-Sep-2022 1:05 AM EDT
Sport, sleep or screens: new app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids
University of South Australia

Not too sport heavy, not too sleep deprived – finding the ‘just right’ balance in a child’s busy day can be a challenge. But while parents may struggle to squeeze in homework amid extracurricular commitments and downtime, a world-first app could provide a much-needed solution.

Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:10 AM EDT
How can you explain the pain? Get the latest research on pain management in the Pain channel
Newswise

The latest research and expert commentary on pain management.

Newswise:Video Embedded uw-researchers-bring-first-underwater-messaging-app-to-smartphones
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Released: 29-Aug-2022 1:15 PM EDT
UW researchers bring first underwater messaging app to smartphones
University of Washington

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed AquaApp, the first mobile app for acoustic-based communication and networking underwater that can be used with existing devices such as smartphones and smartwatches.

Newswise: LifeBridge Health Launches Mobile App for Patients
Released: 25-Aug-2022 3:00 PM EDT
LifeBridge Health Launches Mobile App for Patients
LifeBridge Health

LifeBridge Health has launched a new comprehensive mobile app for patients and consumers. Now available for download for iPhone and Android phone users, LifeBridge Health Mobile offers convenient and immediate access to the health system's services such the physician directory, patient portal and online scheduling. LifeBridge Health Mobile is just one piece of the health system’s overall strategy to improve the digital patient experience.

   
Newswise: Journal of Medical Internet Research | An Identity-Affirming Web Application to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Cope With Minority Stress: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Released: 1-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Journal of Medical Internet Research | An Identity-Affirming Web Application to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Cope With Minority Stress: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Publications

imi (pronounced as “eye-me”) was designed with and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth to help them explore and affirm their identity and learn practical approaches to cope with sexual and gender minority stress in ways that are supportive, relevant, inclusive, and joyful. Data from a randomized control trial conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania indicate that imi boosts positive coping skills and mindsets that are important for supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. These results suggest that imi may play an important role in helping LGBTQ+ teens cope with sexual and gender minority stress. imi may also help overcome access and engagement barriers faced by in-person interventions by being freely accessible on demand, scalable, and confidential.

   
Newswise: Mobile App Successfully Tested With Veterans Seeking to Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption Now Available to the Public
Released: 1-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Mobile App Successfully Tested With Veterans Seeking to Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption Now Available to the Public
JMIR Publications

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.

   
Newswise: JMIR Cardio | Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Released: 1-Aug-2022 1:05 PM EDT
JMIR Cardio | Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications recently published "The Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Understanding Barriers to Success: Comparative Cohort Study" in JMIR Cardio which evaluated the impact on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation rates associated with the addition of the option of mobile app–based CR for patients declining conventional CR.

   
Newswise: Yoga App Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence
Released: 26-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Yoga App Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app – a globally-used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation – found significant improvement in the frequency and severity of urine leaks at four weeks of practice, according to a Rutgers study.

Released: 26-Jul-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Mobile Apps for People With Rare Diseases: Review and Quality Assessment Using Mobile App Rating Scale
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Background: Mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular, with 5.70 million apps available in early 2021. Smartphones can provide portable and convenient access to health apps. Here, we consider apps for people with one of the estim...

20-Jul-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Innovative Smartphone and Artificial Intelligence-Based Tests Featured at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Scientists have developed a cheap, convenient smartphone test for monitoring patients at risk for dangerous blood clots. Research demonstrating that this test works, along with a second study on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve testing and treatment for people with kidney stones, will be presented at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. Both studies could help resolve longstanding challenges in healthcare and laboratory testing.

   
Released: 25-Jul-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Next Generation Atomic Clocks Are a Step Closer to Real World Applications
University of Birmingham

Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies developed at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing.



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