Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, new research finds. None of the interactive digital apps tested performed well on all testing criteria.
A computer cames graduate has helped a tech start-up to develop a new augmented reality app which provides round-the-clock mental health support to young people.
With LTech, the Lindera Software Development Kit, health tech company Lindera brings innovation and AI technology to the fitness industry.
Researchers have developed a gene switch that can be operated with the green LED light emitted by commercial smartwatches.
People who compulsively pull their hair – suffering from an affliction known as trichotillomania – could find relief with a new device.
Activity trackers are rising in popularity. Yet a new study demonstrates that many struggle to optimally use these devices. The cause? Outdated digital literacy skills.
Researchers combined motion analysis that uses smartphone application and machine learning that uses an anomaly detection method, thereby developing a technique to easily screen for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Sharing information about the expected effect of a health app before its use and providing positive feedback regarding its effectiveness after its use have the potential to strengthen the placebo effect.
Researchers have developed a VR app to reduce fear of heights. Now, they have conducted a clinical trial to study its efficacy.
Research has shown that daily use of a smartphone app can lead to desired personality changes within three months.
Researchers have developed smartphone-based apps that solve the biggest problems for people with hearing loss: filtering out background noise and improving speech perception.
Covid-19 gave many of these predictions for 2020 an entirely new spin: while some of the hyped trends turned out to play only bit-parts others became box-office hits in the new normal.
Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers do help boost physical activity levels, finds a review and pooled data analysis of the available evidence.
CSL's Systems and Networking Research Group (SyNRG) is defining a new sub-area of mobile technology that they call "earable computing."
A product design graduate has developed a discreet item of wearable technology that monitors blood sugar levels and delivers feedback in real-time.
Scientists developed the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer, a new iPhone app called iGenomics.
Researchers have developed a smartwatch app designed to alert users when their bodies show signs of fighting an infection, such as elevated heart rate.
A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.
An analysis highlights the realistic pros and cons of apps and other technologies that use AI to benefit older adults, including those facing dementia and cognitive decline.
Researchers have developed a wireless sensor that monitors the health of the baby's brain in a simple, inexpensive and comfortable way for the child.
A computer vision technology has been put into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
Researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough.
Xsensio has been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.
Researchers at Duke University have engineered a workaround to make ventilators safer and more efficient when splitting them between patients.
A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being.
A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.
Engineers have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.
Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but also gives rise to anxiety.
Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time through a smartphone app.
