by Bruce Brown | May 3, 2017 | General News, Medical
Prosthetic limbs can make a world of difference for amputees. Regained mobility and independence are almost priceless. However, current prostheses often come with aggravations and problems. Most prosthetic arms, for example, have to fit into a prosthesis socket. The...
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by Alfred Poor | May 3, 2017 | General News, Medical
Owlstone Medical’s website has an ambitious mission statement right at the top of the home page: “To save 100,000 lives and $1.5B in healthcare costs.” It takes confidence to put hard numbers like that in a mission statement, but the company backs it...
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by Bruce Brown | May 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Health parameters aren’t all measured with blood tests or conventional biometric sensors. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if mood rings were real and could transmit wireless messages to alert people in relationships when their significant others were...
by Alfred Poor | May 2, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
Professional sport is a Big Business worldwide that generates billions of dollars in annual revenues. It should not be surprising that leagues and teams and players are investing in Big Data analytics in an effort to find a competitive edge. Wearable Health...
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by Bruce Brown | May 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Researchers continuously hunt for longevity indicators. Traditional longevity metrics include blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV), body temperature, and resting pulse. An aggregate study of studies, Gait Speed and Survival in Older...
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by Alfred Poor | May 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Light plays a growing role in wearable Health Tech devices. By measuring light reflected by different tissues and materials, wearables can measure heartbeats and blood pressure; companies are developing systems that can even measure blood glucose and other important...
