First-ever smartphone app developed to cure tinnitus
The results have excited researchers who believe that this breakthrough could have a direct impact on the future treatment of tinnitus.
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 18
Breakthrough mobile app cures Tinnitus on-the-go
Results have excited researchers who believe that this breakthrough could have a direct impact on the future treatment of tinnitus.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 18
First-ever mobile app developed to cure tinnitus
After two decades of searching for a cure for tinnitus researchers announced promising results from a trial of a new app-based therapy.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 18
Groundbreaking mobile app helps cure tinnitus
Researchers at the University of Auckland are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile-phone-based therapy.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 18
Mobile app produces major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
On average, the group with the polytherapeutic (31 people) showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 17, 2022
Mobile app yields major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
The group with the polytherapeutic treatments showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks, while the other group did not.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 10, 2022
Life-saving infrared light beam can detect malaria
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives.
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 23, 2022
An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
The days of fake whiskey could be numbered, thanks to a team of biomedical engineers from Purdue University and South Korea.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 22, 2022
Groundbreaking app creates time-lapse videos with a smartphone
An app developed by Cornell researchers uses augmented reality to help users repeatedly capture images from the same location with a phone.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 18, 2022
Mobile app provides major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
After 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile therapy
JJ Shavit
- Oct 13, 2022
Smartphones show promise as electronic stethoscopes
A mobile phone app which records a user’s heartbeat could pave the way for doctors to monitor cardiac patients remotely, research suggests.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 5, 2022
Non-invasive blood glucose monitor is 90% accurate
As a child, Maria Valero witnessed her diabetic father prick his finger several times a day to draw blood and check his glucose levels.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 23, 2022
Sport, sleep or screens: New app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids
Shifting 60 minutes of screen time to 60 minutes of physical activity resulted in 4.2 per cent lower body fat.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 10, 2022
New algorithm increases successful dating site matches by more than 25%
Accounting for user preferences and current user experience, a new algorithm can increase the number of matches by at least 27%.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2022
Mobile phone app accurately detects COVID-19 infection in people’s voices
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect COVID-19 infection in people’s voices by means of a mobile phone app.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 10, 2022
Identifying bird species by sound, an app opens new avenues for citizen science
The BirdNET app, a free machine-learning powered tool that can identify over 3,000 birds by simply recording sounds.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 28, 2022
Novel mobile phone device can measure food spoilage
Can a $1 device that attaches to a mobile phone become a pivotal tool to help solve the $1 trillion #foodwaste problem? Researchers say yes!
JJ Shavit
- Jul 8, 2022
App can diagnose rare genetic diseases from a child's face
When you're unwell, you can usually tell by looking at your face. It's usually not that simple when it comes to rare diseases.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 7, 2022
Audioflow app can remote monitor your urological health
Audioflow, performed almost as well as a specialist machine used in clinics, and achieves similar results to urology residents.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 7, 2022
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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