Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers describe the relatively simple technique of fundus photography in eyes using a smartphone, an inexpensive app for the smartphone, and instruments that are readily available in an ophthalmic practice.
The One Love Foundation, in collaboration with researcher Jacquelyn Campbell of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, launches One Love Lite Version No. 2, updating an app that helps victims, friends, and families assess danger in a relationship.
Engineers and scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed an app that focuses on hydrogen safety. The Hydrogen Tools app comes at a time when the use of fuel cells is growing – as back-up energy sources in buildings, in vehicles, and in warehouses, where they are often used to power forklifts.
Six charities, including five based in Seattle, will receive funds from a new iPad game created by local startup Game It Forward. “Quingo” combines the fun of bingo with the challenge of trivia questions and is now available for free on iTunes. Game It Forward will share a portion of revenue generated by Quingo through advertising and in-app purchases to specific projects managed by each charity.
There’s an app for that. A new iOS app developed in part by University of Kentucky researcher Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles will assist health care professionals seeking help communicating with patients during difficult conversations.
The new “app” from the Center for Cancer Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital is the first to be developed in the U.S. specifically for cancer surgery patients. It is free and available for download in the App Store on Android and Apple devices.
Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know is a unique mobile app that allows busy parents to access up-to-date, reliable information about the science and safety of vaccines -- wherever and whenever they need it. The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (VEC) now offers the App for both iPhone and Android.
Health 2.0 News recently announced that Nova Southeastern University Health eConnect app was crowned the winner of Microsoft's “Re-imagining Consumer Health With Windows 8 and Healthvault Challenge.”
An app to prevent teens from smoking and encourage them to quit if they’ve started is now just a few taps away and available free on the Apple iTunes Store.
A grant from the Medtronic Foundation will fund the development of a secure, smartphone-based mobile platform to facilitate the treatment of noncommunicable diseases in resource-limited environments.
Adults have calendar applications on all their digital devices to remind them of appointments and what’s next on their agenda. Now, children who function well with schedules and routines for tasks have a new Vanderbilt-created app for that.
Combine a new app with an STD in wildflowers that a prominent scientist calls the best model system for studying disease and what do you get? A project that could give the world a better understanding about how illness is spread in natural populations, according to biology professor Michael Hood.
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) announces that its educational website, OpenAnesthesia (OA), has published the first self-study app for anesthesiology residents, CRNAs, SRNAs and physicians. Specifically designed to improve knowledge within the field of anesthesiology and developed by Amphetamobile, a leading provider of mobile and web content design for medical content, the app is free to download on iTunes.
A new, free iPad application developed at UCLA helps women navigate through the sometimes confusing process of selecting a birth control method without sacrificing quality of information. The app is appealing to look at, easy to use, and highlights the most effective types of birth control, while also revealing any potential side effects, risks and warning signs.
Research utilizing a systems approach demonstrates that different vaccines lead to immunity via distinct immune response pathways. Published findings include interactive figures linked to the underlying data allowing readers seamless access to investigate new hypotheses.
Students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing take top prizes for their healthcare technology inventions.
Clinicians looking to enhance their ability to diagnose and treat patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis have a new tool available with the introduction of the American Academy of Dermatology’s (Academy) mobile app of the Academy’s evidence-based clinical guidelines for these skin and joint conditions.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched a free, easy-to-use iPhone® app that provides recipes and nutrition information that can be searched by cancer patients in accordance with their needs. The recipes are also helpful to anyone who wants to have a healthy diet.
Car seats save lives and choosing the correct car seat, accompanied by correct installation, are two of the most important things adults can do to keep the children in their lives safe.
Smart phones have revolutionized how many of us function in our daily lives. To lose our phone is almost as painful as losing a limb. The medical field is finding that smart phone apps also can be helpful in transforming a person’s health habits.
Atmospheric scientists are using pressure readings from some new smartphones and tablet computers to improve short-term thunderstorm forecasts. A weather station in every pocket would offer an unprecedented wealth of data.
EarthViewer, a free, interactive app designed for the iPad, lets users explore the Earth’s history with the touch of a finger by scrolling through 4.5 billion years of geological evolution.
There’s no debating that smartphones have sped up communication. But two professors at the University of Rochester are looking to do the opposite by using mobile technology to slow people down. Their new “Indeterminate Hikes” (IH+) app encourages participants to focus attention on the environment and experience nature in unexpected urban spaces.
University of Utah Team creates startup company and secures $125,000 grant to provide personalized Alzheimer's care and address caregiver education shortage via mobile devices.
The MySocius app uses naturalistic teaching methods to help children with autism communicate more effectively. One in 88 children is now on autism spectrum.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has a free, easy-to-use iPhone® app that provides recipes and nutrition information for cancer patients and anyone who wants to have a healthy diet.
Mayo Clinic now offers a free app called Mayo Clinic on Pregnancy for desktop/laptop and tablet users on the Windows 8 platform. The App is a trustworthy guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby’s first three months.
Two college students have come up with a self-affirming mobile application for women called "Beautiful You."
People with respiratory problems can get an instant up-to-date local report on a key air pollutant through a new free mobile phone app created at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
ITV announced the launch of the world’s first animated storytelling app with British and American Sign Language. The Signed Stories app is designed to make reading fun for all children.
The "Beautiful You" App, launched this month by Saint Mary's College students, promotes positive body image and a favorable life outlook. Available on iTunes for $0.99, "Beautiful You" is a great app for women to have to keep New Year's resolutions.
Mobile apps and daily visual activities encourage children with dyslexia to participate in reading exercises.
A new iPhone app developed at the University of Michigan lets migraine or facial pain patients easily track and record their pain, which in turn helps the treating clinician develop a pain management plan.
Jeremy Olson, a student at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), and his mobile app design company, Tapity, have hit another homerun with its newest app, Languages. Following on the successful release of Grades 2, the company’s inaugural app, Languages has climbed to the fifth-highest selling app in Apple’s App Store, only a day after being released.
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