A mobile app supported system developed by an Indo-Australian team to help identify and better manage people at high risk of cardiovascular disease has show to be beneficial in a study conducted in rural communities in Indonesia. The Mobile app was develop in Australia and piloted in India. It is now being take to other…
A study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows that a treatment adjustment algorithm based on lung function and symptoms in a mobile phone can be an efficient tool in managing uncontrolled asthma. For fuss-free measuring of lung function, the phone connects to a wireless spirometer and the app can register respiratory symptoms and provide visual feedback on treatment. The study…
Mobile Apps; With digital transformation, comes a revolutionize approach to the healthcare sector and helps the patients to have a better understanding of the subject health and the various medical services provide by the hospitals. In a country like India with a huge population and considerably fewer medical healthcare professionals; it is essential to have…
A new study has shown that mobile health (mHealth) devices are able to screen for the common cardiac disorder called atrial fibrillation (AF). This condition which affects about a million people in the UK denotes an irregular heartbeat (called arrhythmia) originating in the abnormal fluttering contraction of the heart’s upper chambers, or atria. In contrast, the normal…
In this study the use of artificial intelligence in medicine is generating great excitement and hope for treatment advances. AI generally refers to computers’ ability to mimic human intelligence and to learn. For example, by using machine learning, scientists are working to develop algorithms that will help them make decisions about cancer treatment. They hope that computers will be…
A smartphone app could help curb mental health issues by monitoring the user’s speech patterns. Develop by a team led by Vishal Rana in Adelaide, South Australia, the Watchyourtalk app is a SaaS base platform which runs in the background to a user’s usual smartphone activity and collects data surrounding their word choice; semantic content,…
A study conducted by Evidation Health on behalf of Eli Lilly and Apple suggests that data collect from smart devices and digital apps might help speed up the diagnosis of early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, “Developing Measures of Cognitive Impairment in the Real World from Consumer-Grade Multimodal Sensor Streams,” was performed in order…
In this study researcher used a game design for sub-Saharan Africa, Michigan State University researchers are rehabilitating children who suffer from cognitive impairment after surviving life-threatening diseases such as malaria and HIV. Known as Brain Powered Games, the project is the first of its kind, now providing both rehabilitation and computer-based assessment for African children. “The…
In this study UCLA researchers have develop an artificial intelligence system that could help pathologists read biopsies more accurately and to better detect and diagnose breast cancer. The new system, describe in a study that will be published in JAMA Network Open, helps interpret medical images used to diagnose breast cancer that can be difficult…
By adding electronics and computation technology to a simple cane that has been around since ancient times, a team of researchers at Columbia Engineering have transformed it into a 21st-century robotic device that can provide light-touch assistance in walking to the aged and others with impaired mobility. A team led by Sunil Agrawal, professor of…
Weight loss app target at children and teenagers aged 8-17 has spark concern among health professionals and parents around the world. More than 90,000 people have signed an online petition calling for withdrawal of an app called Kurbo. Kurbo was launch in 2014. WW (formerly Weight Watchers) bought it last year and have recently relaunch…
Remote monitoring using smartphone apps could transform the medical care of patients with long-term health conditions, according to new research led by University of Manchester scientists. The study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis provides the strongest evidence yet that smartphone technology could make best use of doctors’ and patients’ time when the data are integrated…