Free Mobile Applications

iPhone, iTouch, iPad Blackberry  Palm OS

Android  Windows Mobile

 

3D Brain  (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 

• Interactive brain map consisting of 29 structures that can be rotated in 3D space

• Includes information on associated functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research.

• Ideal for students, researchers, and educators in psychology and biology

AHRQ ePSS 

• AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector: http://epss.ahrq.gov/PDA/index.jsp 

• Designed to help primary care clinicians identify clinical preventive services that are appropriate for their patients

• Browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations

• Search by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors

AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Glossary 

• Access to the same terms found in the AIDSinfo Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, in English and Spanish

• Can be used as a translation tool by toggling between English and Spanish

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AIDSinfo

AIDSinfo Mobile

• Available on any web browser: http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/apps/

• Contains practice guidelines, clinical trials, and drug information, access to federally approved HIV/AIDS treatment & research information 

Clinical Trials.gov

• Go to ClinicalTrials.gov (http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/clinicaltrials/index.html)

• Click on PubMed for Handhelds at the bottom  

Embryo (National Library of Medicine)

• Videos showing human fertilization

• Photo micrographs of early stages in both 2D and 3D

• Pregnancy calculator

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/apps_embryo.html 

LactMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Information about maternal and infant drug levels

• Possible drug effects on lactation and breastfeed infants

• Alternative drugs to consider

• Dowload app: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/help/lactmedapp.htm 

MedlinePlus Mobile

• Browse health information, drug information, & explore health topics in English or Spanish

• Available on any web browser at http://m.medlineplus.gov/

• Search by keyword or browse Health Dictionary

Medscape 

• http://www.medscape.com/public/mobileapp 

• Fast drug reference tools.

• Evidence-based disease & condition reference.

• Important medical news by specialty.

• Engaging continuing medical education courses.  

PLoS Medicine   PLoS One to Go

• PLoS Medicine app available from iTunes

• With PLoS Medicine view open access journals which publishes research in areas related to human health

• PLoS One To Go app available from Google play

• With PLoS One to go catch up on high quality articles, latest abstracts in various research area  

TOXNET (National Library of Medicine)

• Easy to use, mobile-optimized Web interface covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and toxic releases

• Access through any browser: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/pda/  

WISER    (National Library of Medicine)

• Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders

• Designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents

• Provides information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, containment and suppression advice 

• http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/register.html