by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2019 | Health
Many adults start to notice memory loss in their mid-40s, but mild age-related cognitive decline among healthy, educated adults typically starts in the 20s and 30s, according to a study by the National Institute of Health. Remembering other people’s names can be...
by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2019 | General News
In January, the National Institute of Health’s “All of Us” program added a significant data collection channel. The NIH’s big data research program compiles and analyzes health and medical information from volunteers, with the goal of enrolling...
by Bruce Brown | February 4, 2019 | Health
Lower back pain is a common, chronic condition that shows no sign of abating. Desk workers hunched over computers and people who are overweight frequently develop aching backs. The condition often is accompanied by related comorbidity factors, the worst of which may...
by Bruce Brown | February 4, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Smart pills represent a new way to combine technologies in which each element in the stack plays a critical role. The essential components of digital medications include a drug, an ingestible sensor, a wearable patch that receives data from the ingestible sensor, and...
by Bruce Brown | January 31, 2019 | Health
“How are you sleeping these days?” “How’d you sleep last night?” If anyone asked you those questions lately, you are not alone. Wearable health and medical technology advances and awareness both factor in a discernable increase in the...