by Bruce Brown | February 28, 2017 | General News, Health
Collaborations in wearable health technology keep cropping up. In 2016 we reported on Cambridge Cognition and Ctrl Group’s wearable software development platform called Cognition Kit. The platform focuses on how physical and psychological factors affect...
by Bruce Brown | February 27, 2017 | General News, Medical
We’ve covered various clever glucose monitoring systems: Integrity Applications’ GlucoTrack ear clip device, Dario’s Blood Glucose Monitoring System handheld system, and the NovioSense device that reads glucose levels from tears. The massive need to track...
by Bruce Brown | February 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Patients with diseases such as diabetes and prostate cancer or who need long-term regimens of painkillers, chemotherapy, or hormones often find it difficult to take their medication as prescribed. When it’s imperative that different medications are taken in the...
by Bruce Brown | February 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Exoskeleton development is speeding along on many fronts. We have written about Ekso Bionics lower extremity rigid exoskeleton for rehabilitation and paraplegic mobility . We also covered Cyberdyne’s HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) for Medical Use Lower Body, used...
by Bruce Brown | February 22, 2017 | General News, Health
In the U.S., Snickers is a Mars candy bar with annual sales topping $2 billion worldwide. In Sweden and much of Europe, “Snickers” connotes workwear designed for comfort, functionality, and safety. Snickers Workwear, part of the Hultafors Group,...