Can a mindfulness app prevent doctor burnout?

Many doctors live with significant anxiety, and the COVID-19 pandemic boosts the risk for burnout. A new mindfulness app may help.

Brown University • futurity
April 1, 2020 ~4 min

Our free coronavirus symptom-tracking app has been used by two million people – here’s what we're learning

CovidRADAR was developed in less than a week.

Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London • conversation
March 27, 2020 ~6 min


Our free coronavirus symptom-tracking app has been used by two million people – here’s how it will help fight the disease

CovidRADAR was developed in less than a week.

Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London • conversation
March 27, 2020 ~6 min

Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health

Mobile health apps, teleconferencing with experts and thoughtfully designed educational platforms can all help families during the chaotic and confusing early years.

Ashwini Lakshmanan, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California • conversation
March 27, 2020 ~8 min

World’s first artificial pancreas app licensed for people with type 1 diabetes in UK

The world’s first licensed, downloadable artificial pancreas app for people with type 1 diabetes launches today, based on over a decade of research by Professor Roman Hovorka at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 16, 2020 ~5 min

Don't blame dating apps for your terrible love life

Research suggests the impact of dating apps depends on your local dating culture – and that varies hugely around the world.

Fabian Broeker, PhD Candidate in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London • conversation
March 9, 2020 ~5 min

A.I. app could assist doctors in brain tumor survival prediction

A new artificial intelligence-powered app could help doctors predict survival and determine treatment for people with meningiomas.

McGill University • futurity
Feb. 18, 2020 ~3 min

How to tackle depression in Japan?

CCI and Takeda collaborate on a theoretical approach leveraging networks of people and machines in support of individuals experiencing depression.

Annalyn Bachmann | Center for Collective Intelligence • mit
Feb. 4, 2020 ~3 min


Baby book app guides parents to prevent SIDS

A new app that's modeled after a baby book can help parents and grandparents keep kids safe from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 10, 2019 ~3 min

Harvard Chan School, Apple, and NIH launch Women’s Health Study

Harvard Chan School, Apple, and NIH have officially launched a groundbreaking study that has potential to become the largest-ever study of women’s health.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 14, 2019 ~3 min

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