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People sitting inside a restaurant wearing face masks

Free online tool calculates risk of COVID-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated spaces

20 Jan 2021

The vital role of ventilation in the spread of COVID-19 has been quantified by researchers, who have found that in poorly-ventilated spaces, the...

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Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes

13 Nov 2020

A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free mobile phone app for regular...

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New app collects the sounds of COVID-19

06 Apr 2020

A new app, which will be used to collect data to develop machine learning algorithms that could automatically detect whether a person is suffering...

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

16 Mar 2020

The world’s first licensed, downloadable artificial pancreas app for people with type 1 diabetes launches today, based on over a decade of research...

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‘Brain training’ app found to improve memory in people with mild cognitive impairment

03 Jul 2017

A ‘brain training’ game developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages...

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Walking

Physical activity, even in small amounts, benefits both physical and psychological well-being

05 Jan 2017

The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of...

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Cambridge app maps decline in regional diversity of English dialects

26 May 2016

Regional diversity in dialect words and pronunciations could be diminishing as much of England falls more in line with how English is spoken in...

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La felicità nella luce della sera

Does nature make you happy? Crowdsourcing app looks at relationship between the outdoors and wellbeing

26 Apr 2016

A new app will crowdsource data to help scientists understand the relationship between biodiversity and wellbeing. The app, developed at the...

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‘Brain training’ app may improve memory and daily functioning in schizophrenia

03 Aug 2015

A ‘brain training’ iPad game developed and tested by researchers at the University of Cambridge may improve the memory of patients with schizophrenia...

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The Emotion Sense app asks users to record their feelings on a chart designed by psychologists, then surveys them further to assess their mood accurately. This is cross-referred with data about their behaviour, picked up by sensors within the phone itself

Mood-tracking app paves way for pocket therapy

08 May 2013

An Android app which keeps tabs on users’ mood swings and works out what might be causing them has been developed by researchers, with implications...

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AIRS widgets on the Android home screen

Can your phone double up as your life-coach?

29 Dec 2012

Researchers are developing a smartphone platform that enables careful monitoring of lifestyle to pinpoint and help avert triggers for stress and...

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Testing Sing Smash

Sing for the win

22 Jul 2012

A new app game developed by a Cambridge student challenges people to sing the right note at the right time in order to smash down a wall and advance...

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