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WhatsMyM3 app detects early depression and anxiety

WhatsMyM3 app detects early depression and anxiety

We have apps to monitor all kinds of things that our body is doing, like tracking our blood pressure, measuring our running pace and keeping an eye on our eating habits. There are also plenty of apps designed to monitor your mood, but WhatsMyM3 takes that data and turns it into an M3 Score, which could help assess your risk of some mental health issues. The app is based around the notion that in just three … Read entire article »

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iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

More and more apps are coming out to help people with their mental health and iThinkSmarter is another addition to this market. The app, developed for iPhone, is a free guide to help people with how to deal with psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and panic. The free version is based around a series of questionnaires asking users questions relating to their problem. Their answers to questions will then guide them to what the … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Health insurance provider Aviva has today launched a new Facebook app aimed at giving people more control over their health and diet. Open to all Facebook users, The Aviva Health 100 app lets you set fitness goals and share your scores with friends and family. According to Aviva, the app will “help people gauge how healthy they are” and then offer “advice, guidance and inspiration”. The app relies on users inputting information about diet, exercise, smoking and boozing. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Facebook/Twitter, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps

Whats MyM3 tries (and fails) to identify mental health issues

Whats MyM3 tries (and fails) to identify mental health issues

We’ve come across a few apps and services in the last few months that claim they can spot signs of mental health within users. You should check out our recent posts on Buddy and Mindbloom. Well now we can add another to the list – iOS app Whats MyM3. WhatsMyM3 is available as a mobile app ($2.99 for iPhone, iPad and Android), or free on the Web. M3Clinician is a version for physicians. The medical team behind … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Digital tool Buddy helps patients with mental health issues track their mood

Digital tool Buddy helps patients with mental health issues track their mood

A new digital tool is being used by medical professionals in certain boroughs of London in order to help those dealing with mental health issues keep track of their moods and improve their therapy sessions in the process. Buddy is a kind of digital tool and SMS service, which asks patients with mental health issues how they’re doing every day in an attempt to log their mood and make them think more consciously about their own … Read entire article »

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Let the weight loss games begin with SlimKicker

Let the weight loss games begin with SlimKicker

If you’re like me, the whole idea of using fitness or health apps always seems great. A few weeks later it’s a different story. I stop using them either through boredom or the regime I’m on has gone downhill.  For many like me, an incentive always helps when it comes to trimming a few pounds. Enter SlimKicker, a free new iOS app that offers users the opportunity to win prizes whilst getting slimmer. In a nutshell, “SlimKicker … Read entire article »

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WellnessFX launches iOS app to help keep users at their peak

WellnessFX launches iOS app to help keep users at their peak

WellnessFX has launched a new iOS app which is available to download now for free. The San Fran-based health and wellness online platform uses human data to prevent the onset of disease. According to the team, WellnessFX is designed to help users build, manage and track their personal health goals, whilst managing their health online with advanced predictive diagnostics and personal care teams. With the app, users are now able to use a number of features on the move. From … Read entire article »

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Keep the blues at bay with the Depression Mood Monitor app

Keep the blues at bay with the Depression Mood Monitor app

With Depression Awareness Week taking place from 22nd – 28th April and the last few days in London having been very rainy, we decided we wanted to find an app that could help us monitor our moods. The Depression Mood Monitor app lets users track mood changes as they happen (much like MyFitnessPal does with calories), and records them in a very simple, easy-to-read chart format. It also features comment and alert functions, and a one-step … Read entire article »

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Improve your physical and mental health with Mindbloom – the life game

Improve your physical and mental health with Mindbloom – the life game

There is a whole range of apps and gadgets on the market that will help you look after your health, such as tracking your calorie intake or monitoring your sleep patterns, but how do you go about monitoring life improvement? Visualising your dreams and aspirations, whether it is fitting into that LBD or getting promoted, is a good way to ensure you maintain focus and continue to strive for that goal. But sometimes time and, ironically, … Read entire article »

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Explore the anatomy of the brain with online game ahead of Wellcome Collection’s Brains exhibition

Explore the anatomy of the brain with online game ahead of Wellcome Collection’s Brains exhibition

The Wellcome Collection has launched Axon a free online game in which people can explore the anatomy of the brain, clicking on protein targets to grow a neuron, ahead of the opening of its new exhibition ‘Brains: The mind as matter’. In the fast-paced game, players are set the task of making as many of the brain’s 100 trillion connections as they can and challenges them to grow their neurons as long as possible. Climbing through … Read entire article »

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