Stand-up Wheelchair Gives Users a Lift [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 12, 2016 | General News, Health

We’ve previously written about the ReWalk exoskeleton. The same group has a new company, UpnRide Robotics. The new firm’s single product is a self-stabilizing wheelchair called the UpnRide that shifts from sitting to upright position and can travel over...

Tiny Sandal Saves Infant Lives [video]

by Alfred Poor | September 12, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

Apnea is a condition in which the subject stops breathing. Most people are familiar with it in adults, especially as associated with snoring during sleep. However, most babies born at less that 35 weeks have periods where they stop breathing, which can result in a...

Home Rehab Assistant For Physical Therapy Patients

by Bruce Brown | September 9, 2016 | General News, Medical

Physical therapists, like most medical professionals, have a common goal of helping their patients improve to the point that the patients no longer need professional care. Patients often present their own greatest challenges to full recovery from an injury or...

Carbon Nanotube Transistors Better Than Silicon [video]

by Alfred Poor | September 9, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

If you’re a technology dweeb, you might well recognize the names Shockley, Brattain, and Bardeen. They are the three scientists at Bell Labs who invented the transistor in 1947. This simple device used an electrical signal to control the flow of electricity in a...

Sensor Network Helps Seniors Age in Place [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 8, 2016 | General News, Health

Proficiency in the six “Activities of Daily Living” (ADLs) often determine care choices for the elderly, chronically ill, or disabled. The ADLs are eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking), and continence. According to Investopedia,...

Apple Issues New App Guidelines

by Alfred Poor | September 8, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

The wearable Health Tech industry is growing rapidly, but rapid growth can bring significant risks. If the products and services are not required to meet certain standards, a “Wild West” scenario can occur where consumers are exposed to potential risks...