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by Alfred Poor | September 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
“If these walls could talk.” We tend to think of augmented reality (AR) as a technology that helps sighted users see more than is really there in their surroundings. But researchers are finding novel applications for AR to help those who have lost their...
by Alfred Poor | September 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
In 2014, there were no commercial systems available that closed the loop between a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump. For a variety of reasons — including government regulation hurdles — manufacturers were not ready to bring such systems...
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by Alfred Poor | September 4, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Our bodies are chemical engines. It stands to reason that we should be able to deduce all sorts of useful information about our health status simply by considering the types and quantities of different chemicals in our bodies: biomarkers. Doctors routinely sample...
by Bruce Brown | September 3, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Biosensor technology advances widen the range of health and medical applications. Improvements in sensor accuracy, composite sensors, wireless data transmission, power requirements, and user comfort extend wearable tech capabilities for continuous monitoring of...
by Bruce Brown | August 30, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
Melanoma is a skin cancer that kills nearly 10,000 people a year in the U.S. alone. As a result, it should not be a surprise that dermatology pops up often in our articles as a medical specialty that has been the target of digital health tech developments. We’ve...
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...
