Digital health
Memory loss, shrinking IQ, and flattened creativity are just some of the ways excessive smartphone use is damaging our brains. But what exactly is tech addiction? And how do we know when playing Wordle is not a game anymore? Health Tech World reports… The chances are, you won’t make it to the end of this [...]
Sweetch is an adaptive AI platform for the prevention and management of chronic conditions. The app operates as a digital health coach, nudging the user to take small actions to improve their health. Harnessing emotional intelligence, Sweetch asks the user to measure their weight, exercise or take their medication at the right time based on [...]
There are more than 19 million podcast listeners in the UK and that audience is expected to grow to more than 28 million by 2026. The growing podcast audience base has coincided with greater awareness of mental health issues. It's little wonder, then, that there are now countless mental health podcasts out there. Here are [...]
Researchers have created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis. It works using a technique called Raman spectroscopy, where laser light aimed at the sensor is changed slightly depending on [...]
The human body needs sleep as much as it needs food and water. Yet many people fail to get enough, causing both mind and body to suffer. People who struggle for shut-eye could benefit from monitoring their sleep, but they have limited options for doing so. In a new study published in ACS Applied Materials [...]
Scientists have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain. The new research from the University of California, Irvine was published on June 14 in Nature Communications. Every year in the United States, nearly two million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). [...]
If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus in school or at work? Or, in the language of psychologists, does 'near transfer' predict 'far transfer'? A team of psychologists at University of [...]
