Feeling Depressed? Your Phone May Detect It

Feeling Depressed? Your Phone May Detect It

Phone data could predict with 87% accuracy whether someone had depressive symptoms. Most of us are pretty attached to our phones, and researchers are starting to figure out what that connection can tell us about our health, including our mood. In fact, your phone may be able to tell if you’re depressed even better than a self-assessment of your own depression can, according to a small new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Paralyzed Patient Makes Natural Movements Using Robotics and Power of Thought

Paralyzed Patient Makes Natural Movements Using Robotics and Power of Thought

34 year old Erik Sorto had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 13 years. He suffered a spinal cord injury due to a gunshot 10 years earlier. Millions of individuals have lost the ability to sense and move their bodies, through illness or injury.

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Heavy Facebook Use May Lead to Depression

Heavy Facebook Use May Lead to Depression

There are 1.4 billion monthly active users on Facebook. On average, a person spends 20 minutes a day on Facebook. Too much time? Many experts continue to debate tech overuse and it's effect on our health. To further the debate, now a study has been released showing a link between depression and Facebook overuse.  

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Apple Watch Health Kit: Prevention Game Changer?

Apple Watch Health Kit: Prevention Game Changer?

The Apple Watch Health Kit has everyone in the health industry talking. Putting the ability to track glucose levels, amount of time sitting and more on your wrist could be a game changer in terms of prevention and healthy living. Here's what you need to know about Health Kit

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