
Soft brain implant controls brain cells
Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body.
Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body.
Researchers have developed smartphone-based apps that solve the biggest problems for people with hearing loss: filtering out background noise and improving speech perception.
Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers do help boost physical activity levels, finds a review and pooled data analysis of the available evidence.
By analyzing Fitbit data and self-reported symptoms, researchers analyzed trends in heart rate, step count, and symptom duration between patients with flu and those with COVID-19.
Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.
Scientists developed the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer, a new iPhone app called iGenomics.
The open-source system from the 3D printer delivers high-resolution images like commercial microscopes at hundreds of times the price.
Point-of-care electrochemical sensors using revolutionary nanocarbon technology can rapidly test for opioid concentrations in the bloodstream.
A computer vision technology has been put into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
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.
Digital phenotyping and machine learning have emerged as promising tools for monitoring patients with psychosis spectrum illnesses.
An IoT system that allows geneticists, nutritionists, clinicians and exercise physiologists to work together remotely encourages middle-aged and elderly people to train using Interval Walking Training.
A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being.
Scientist are developing a patch that monitors the sweat of high performance athletes for medical information.
Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced a new collaboration with OptraHEALTH to implement a cognitive chatbot named Gene to provide genetic and financial assistance information to prospective patients.
Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time through a smartphone app.
Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.
Engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system.
The digital stethoscope that makes it possible to listen to the heart and lungs of their patients while standing up to 50 feet away.
Researchers, using artificial intelligence and automated monitoring, have designed a method to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their glucose levels.
Researchers concluded that Bluetooth technology is ideal for detecting possible COVID-19 cases through smartphone contact tracing.
A new app that helps patients in self-isolation monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and identify their mental health needs has been developed.
Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person's eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels, a protein in red blood cells.
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body.
A research study seeks volunteers to provide data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19.
Commercially available app-based technology now makes early detection of lymphedema easier, allowing for proactive treatment.
Researchers are working to develop evidence-based services that will help manage students’ mental health.
Chronolife announced the launch of Nexkin, a washable smart T-shirt that monitors six key physiological parameters to enable prevention, risk reduction, and remote monitoring.
A new statistical technique from the field of machine learning is now making it possible to predict the success of smartphone-based interventions more accurately.