Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia
Cognitive tests administered through a smartphone mobile application (app) accurately and reliably detected frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), an observational study showed. The smartphone tests had moderate to excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient range of 0.77-0.95), according to Adam Staffaroni, PhD, of the University of California […]
Stylish Pill Cases and Organizers For Your Daily Medication
Whether you need a daily alarm on your smartphone or a giant handwritten note on your bathroom mirror, it’s not always easy to remember to take your meds. This can be especially true if you’re traveling, at work or just out of the house and need to bring your medication regimen on the go. While […]
Stylish Pill Cases and Organizers For Your Daily Medication
Whether you need a daily alarm on your smartphone or a giant handwritten note on your bathroom mirror, it’s not always easy to remember to take your meds. This can be especially true if you’re traveling, at work or just out of the house and need to bring your medication regimen on the go. While […]
How picking up your smartphone could reveal your identity
The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases say researchers, who warn of the implications for security and privacy. Psychologists Dr Heather Shaw, Professor Paul Taylor and Professor Stacey Conchie from Lancaster University, and Dr David Ellis from […]
Smartphone sensor data has potential to detect cannabis intoxication: New report demonstrates how phone sensor data, such as GPS, can be used to detect cannabis intoxication in young adults.
A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after consuming marijuana, according to a new study by the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. According to the study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, which evaluated […]