Apple Announces Advancements to ResearchKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
TalkTalk relaunches TV Store with lowest price promise
The TalkTalk TV Store is open to all, and available on PCs, smartphones, tablets and LG/Samsung smart TVs. Existing TalkTalk broadband and/or TV customers get a few added conveniences from now on, however. First off, they can use their existing TalkTalk login details for the service, and any rentals or purchases will simply be added to their usual monthly bill. This kind of persistent account also means those with a YouView set-top...
TalkTalk relaunches TV Store with lowest price promise
The TalkTalk TV Store is open to all, and available on PCs, smartphones, tablets and LG/Samsung smart TVs. Existing TalkTalk broadband and/or TV customers get a few added conveniences from now on, however. First off, they can use their existing TalkTalk login details for the service, and any rentals or purchases will simply be added to their usual monthly bill. This kind of persistent account also means those with a YouView set-top...
Apple Advances Health Apps with CareKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
E-cigarette ads are encouraging teen vapers, CDC finds
The CDC has expressed some concerns with the findings. Director Tom Frieden argues that children shouldn’t have access to any kind of tobacco, “including e-cigarettes.” He also believes that e-cigarette marketing “look eerily like the ads” that used to sell cigarettes decades ago, focusing on “sex, independence and rebellion.” Traditional cigarette ads are now vastly different due to strict...
