Another Head Impact Detector

Another Head Impact Detector

Head impact during sports play continues to be a major health concern. X2 Biosystems has a system that takes a different approach from some other devices. Rather than be attached to a headband or as part of a mouth guard, the xPatch is a small device that is taped to...
Robotic Arm Controlled by Thoughts [video]

Robotic Arm Controlled by Thoughts [video]

When patients suffer a spinal cord injury, they often become paralyzed as their brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles in their body. Robotics hold the promise of replacing the functions of a person’s limbs, but the problem of controlling...
A New Approach to Inflammation

A New Approach to Inflammation

When your body senses injury or disease, it activates its defense systems. This can be helpful as it increases blood supply to affected areas and sends out specialized cells to attack invaders. This response can be a problem, however, when you have a chronic disease,...
Hands-On with Mood-Altering Thync

Hands-On with Mood-Altering Thync

We’ve written about Thync here before: the device that aims to alter your mood by applying electrical charges to your head. It’s a fascinating product concept but it also raises a lot of questions, not the least of which is whether or not it actually works...
NIH Recommends Wearables for Alzheimer Research

NIH Recommends Wearables for Alzheimer Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released a list of eight recommendations to change the direction of Alzheimer’s research. The list covers a range of areas, from encouraging more collaboration and transparency among researchers, to developing Big...