Newswise Feature Channel: Apps

How We React When Apps Crash

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:00:36 EST

Study examining crashing apps' disruption of user behavior and revenue shows single crashes increase engagement briefly, but frequent failures drive users away.

Mobile App Tracking Blood Pressure Helps Patients

Tufts University — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:20:37 EST

The AHOMKA platform, an innovative mobile app for patient-to-provider communication that developed through a collaboration between the Tufts University School of Engineering and leading medical institutions in Ghana, has yielded positive results in tests with patients at high risk for heart attack or stroke. Over the course of eight weeks, the participants' average blood pressure readings decreased from 139/87 mmHG to a more manageable 126/83 mmHg

Artificial Intelligence Lightens Administrative Burden on Nurses

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:50:51 EST

To lessen the administrative burden on hospital nurses and give them more time for meaningful patient care, Cedars-Sinai is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile app called Aiva Nurse Assistant.

Use of AI Generated Fakes in Online Romance Scams

Toronto Metropolitan University — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:45:55 EST

Expert Available: Project Liberty Offers to Buy TikTok in the US

George Washington University — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:25:22 EST

Last Friday the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on the sale of ByteDance's app, TikTok. Congress is concerned about what China's ownership of the app does for America's national security... ...

Johns Hopkins Makes It Easy and Free to Know Your Hearing Numbers With New Hearing Test App

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:15:41 EST

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released an app that makes it free, fast, and easy to test one's hearing in each ear. The app is part of a public health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of monitoring, protecting, and optimizing hearing at all ages.

NYCEDC and NYU Tandon Launch Applications for New Digital Game Design Incubator

NYU Tandon School of Engineering — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:30:41 EST

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in conjunction with NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has officially opened and launched applications for the New York City's new digital game design incubator--the Game Design Future Lab (GDFL)--within NYU Tandon Future Labs, a startup incubator network operator founded 15 years ago with initial funding from NYCEDC.

NJIT Computing Researchers Fix Critical Mistakes in Medical Mobile Apps

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:00:14 EST

Potentially deadly mathematical errors are prevalent among mobile applications used in clinical and emergency room settings, but a team of researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Ying Wu C...

Unbound Medicine and Oxford University Press Mobilize Renowned Medical Handbooks

Unbound Medicine — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:32 EST

Unbound Medicine and Oxford University Press have launched the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine on mobile platforms. This trusted guide offers real-time updates, medical literature integration, and advanced search, ensuring healthcare professionals have instant access to essential knowledge.

Should You Try Apple's Hearing Aid App? An Audiologist Weighs In

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:30:58 EST

Apple has marketed its AirPods Pro 2 as soon having "clinical-grade Hearing Aid capability." To explain what Apple is offering, Devin McCaslin, Ph.D., director of U-M's audiology program, answers our questions.

New Study Finds Uber Eats Reduces Uber Rideshare Volumes

University of Michigan Ross School of Business — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:05:16 EST

Since its inception in 2016, Uber Eats has experienced explosive growth. Yet this didn't come without a price. In her new research, Yue Maggie Zhou, associate professor of strategy, explores how Uber Eats has cannibalized Uber's core business, reducing rideshare trip volumes for both Uber and Lyft.

'U-Ride:' Transforming Transit for College Students in Southeast Florida

Florida Atlantic University — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:30:52 EST

U-Ride is the first app that allows users to easily compare and track the environmental and health impacts of their trip. They can see their carbon savings in pounds of CO2 and calories burned as an individual and as a community. Data collected from U-Ride will help improve the transit system over time and ensure that major transportation investments made by universities as well as government agencies are benefitting the greatest number of students.

Cleveland Clinic Launches Wellness and Diet Coaching App Featuring State-of-the-Art Food and Fitness Tracking, Support and Education

Cleveland Clinic — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 EST

Embargoed until 4am EDT Cleveland, OH (Thursday, June 27, 2024) - Cleveland Clinic and app developer FitNow, Inc.  have launched the Cleveland Clinic Diet app, which offers health and diet advice built upon evidence-based nutrition science and clinical success, paired with a comprehensive food and fitness tracker. The app provides individualized guided support with the input of Cleveland Clinic health experts to help users make sustainable changes to their lifestyle and dietary habits for better health and well-being.

Navigating Relationships in the Age of Dating Apps

Newswise — Thu, 02 May 2024 07:05:07 EST

In today's digital age, dating apps have revolutionized how people meet and connect. However, this convenience comes with its own challenges, leading to what some call a "swipe pandemic."

This device gathers, stores electricity in remote settings

University of Utah — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:05:17 EST

Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much potential for improving the efficiency, but how do you power these devices where reliable electrical sources are not available?

Surface Emitting Semiconductor Laser Achieves Efficiency Breakthrough

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:05:49 EST

Since the advent of semiconductor lasers, one of the most striking advantages over other types of lasers is their ability to achieve extremely high electro-optical conversion efficiency. The pursuit of ultrahigh efficiencies in semiconductor lasers remains an important goal in photonics and laser physics.

Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium

University of Utah Health — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:05:53 EST

More than a hundred researchers convened to brainstorm tools with the potential to extend care beyond the clinic, help doctors optimize care for each patient, and empower people to manage their own care.

Smartphone app uses AI to detect depression from facial cues

Dartmouth College — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:05:56 EST

Dartmouth researchers report they have developed the first smartphone application that uses artificial intelligence paired with facial-image processing software to reliably detect the onset of depression before the user even knows something is wrong.

App shows 25% fewer emergency hospital admissions from care homes

Newcastle University — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:05:11 EST

Newcastle University has assisted in finding cost-efficient methods for the NHS to improve the care and quality of life for care home residents.

Study visually captures a hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women

Brigham Young University — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:05:46 EST

An eye-catching new study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.