by Bruce Brown | August 24, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Watson and Crick must be twirling on their respective helices. When the genetic pioneers discovered DNA’s double-helix structure in 1953, they set the keystone for the field of molecular biology and the potential to unravel the secrets behind genetic influence...
by Bruce Brown | August 23, 2018 | General News, Health
Approximately 40% of American adults are obese; according to the CDC’s latest figures this adds $140 billion in healthcare costs each year. You can bet that the insurance industry would like to see a turnaround in these figures. Long-term adherence to fitness...
by Bruce Brown | August 22, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Early wristband fitness trackers were easy to differentiate from single-purpose health tech wearables that monitored just heart rate or blood pressure. Wearables packing multiple biosensors upped the game with advanced fitness wearables such as the Fitbit Charge HR...
by Bruce Brown | August 21, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Robotics in various forms has multiple applications in medicine and healthcare. Point of view (POV) is a helpful starting point in assessing potential uses for robotics. For example when a physician uses a workstation to insert a stent using robotic arms in a remote...
by Bruce Brown | August 20, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
The devastating opioid addiction crisis continues to ruin American lives, including 115 people who die every day after overdosing according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Pharmaceutical companies traditionally seek drug-centric painkillers that also...
