Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
100 children from Martina Children’s hospital in Stockholm were able to try the digi-physical treatment concept over a period of one year.
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Joseph Shavit
- May 28
Meet QuitBet -- the motivational game that helps people quit smoking
Quitbet is an innovative way to help people quit smoking – by letting them bet on themselves and win real money.
Joseph Shavit
- May 17
Simply and quickly detect gluten in food using a cellphone
The system designed by the UPV team is a color test in which the change of color—in this case, turning red—indicates the presence of gluten
Joseph Shavit
- May 10
New mobile phone app shows how well shoes will fit based on the 3D shape of the user's foot
The app is designed for online shoe retailers to offer to their customers, to provide accurate fitting of different types of shoes and feet.
Joseph Shavit
- May 3
Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
Joseph Shavit
- May 2
New mobile app helps reduce lower back pain
Back problems are among the most common causes of sick leave. Worldwide, back pain is the most common cause of disability.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26
You can control your smartphone via a new eye-tracking tool
The problem with unwieldy phones is they often require a second hand or voice commands to operate—which can be cumbersome and inconvenient.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 7
Biblical history and modern information brought together in new mobile app
A user can tap a location to bring up pictures, more information and current events taking place in the area.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 30
New smartwatch app improves sleep quality for those with nightmare disorders
NightWare’s digital therapeutic uses the watch’s sensors to track the user’s heart rate and movement as they sleep.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 29
Smartphone, M.D.: Turning your smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system
A new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 28
Players needed to solve puzzles and help advance cancer research
Scientists in Barcelona have launched GENIGMA, a videogame that enlists players to solve puzzles while generating real-world cancer data.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 23
App helps preemie parents feel confident caring for their newborns
Parents in NICU receive a dizzying amount of information about their baby’s changing weight, respiratory levels, feeding patterns and more.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 30, 2021
Love at Lambeau? Iowa man uses dating app to fill open Packer ticket for Christmas day game
A man from Iowa used a dating app to find someone to bring to the Green Bay Packer game on Christmas Day.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 30, 2021
New app helps track random acts of kindness
The team behind the Kindland campaign developed the “Just Be Kind” app to track all the good deeds that often fly under the radar.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 24, 2021
Wearable device can detect and reverse opioid overdose
The device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, senses when a person stops breathing and moving, and injects a lifesaving antidote.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 3, 2021
Irish startup introduces FoodMarble, the world's first personal digestive tracker
FoodMarble AIRE, a pocket-size hydrogen breath analysis device, combines state-of-the-art technology with personalize digestive science
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 28, 2021
Feeling depressed? Columbia University researchers developed an app to help
Research shows that training primary care physicians in to identify and treat depression can improve patient outcomes and even save lives.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 21, 2021
New app transforms an iPhone into a 3D augmented reality-ready camera
To capture 3D humans, the standard approach is to perform a volumetric capture within a specialized studio equipped with dozens of cameras.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
‘Headspace’ app could benefit people with asthma
People with asthma given access to a popular mindfulness app improved symptoms and quality of life after just three months.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
First cashier-less supermarket in the Middle East opens in Dubai
The first completely automated cashier-less store opened in the Middle East, as French retail giant Carrefour rolled out its future vision.