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Endometracker

Endometracker

Endometracker is a project designed to help women suffering from endometriosis. It is a collaborative Bachelor’s project between the Fribourg University of Applied Sciences, Andrea Petrucci and Sam Corpataux. The aim of the project is to help women suffering from endometriosis, a disease characterised by poor development of the tissue lining the uterus, which develops outside the uterus and causes severe pain during menstruation. It can also cause involuntary termination of pregnancy and various infections, affecting between 10% and 15%…

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Seinbiose

Seinbiose

Seinbiose is a project carried out in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences Of Western Switzerland and the School of Health in Fribourg, which aims to improve the well-being of breast cancer patients, focusing primarily on alopecia, one of the main symptoms of cancer caused by chemotherapy. The main aim of the app is to improve the self-esteem of breast cancer patients and inform them in advance, so that they are not left helpless when the first symptoms appear….

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App for the management of Crohn’s disease

App for the management of Crohn’s disease

This mobile application allows people affected by Crohn’s disease to better manage their symptoms and to better understand the causes of discomfort. Crohn’s disease is, according to the Inselspital Darmzentrum Bern (2018), a “chronic inflammatory bowel” disorder that can cause inflammation from the mouth to the rectum. When a person with this disease has an attack, several areas, especially in the intestines, may become acutely inflamed at the same time. Vomiting may also occur because of the areas affected by…

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Silver&Home Gerontopôle Fribourg: Technologies with Seniors

Silver&Home Gerontopôle Fribourg: Technologies with Seniors

The Silver & Home project conducts research on gerontechnologies, for a better quality of life for seniors at home or in EMS. The Silver & Home project of the Gérontopôle Fribourg/Freiburg, a competence center on ageing in the canton of Fribourg, seeks to improve the match between products and services developed by companies and the needs of seniors. Silver&Home collaborates with companies that offer gerontechnologies in their product or service catalog, with service providers in the field of ageing, and…

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