UV app helps protect from the dangers of the sun
A new app for mobile phones that provides localized information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), the...
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Australian App for speech impairment detection
Australian App to enable early diagnosis and intervention for speech impairment. Curtin researchers will investigate the use of a web-based assessment application for the early and...
App to make food shopping easier for people with dietary requirements
A Coventry University student has designed an app that aims to make it easier for people with specific dietary requirements to know what food they...
Messenger apps and patient confidentiality
Messenger apps and patient confidentiality – what every healthcare professional should know: Three years after GDPR rules were launched, many healthcare professionals are still failing to comply...
An app a day to keep the doctor OK
Researchers led by a team at the University of Aberdeen have produced an app for NHS frontline workers to help them have a ‘good day’ at...
New app to forecast life expectancy
Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a new app that shows the effect of various medical and lifestyle factors on life expectancy....
New smartphone game lets you solve real-world ecological puzzles
Imperial researchers have developed a new ecosystem-building game where players learn about and contribute to vital environmental research. EcoBuilder, which is downloadable now on smartphones...
‘Camouflaged’ app wins “hackathon” to help victims of domestic abuse
'Camouflaged' app wins competition to help victims of domestic abuse. It's the problem-solving computer coding equivalent of the 100m sprint - otherwise known as a...
Fertility apps- don’t get complacent
There are hundreds of fertility apps which claim to help users plan or prevent a pregnancy – these come in all manner of forms and...
The joys of natural contraception
Why is it better to be hormone-free? Many women are happy with hormonal contraception, but many women are also unhappy, experiencing side-effects or worried about...
