Sweat Patch Monitors Health with “Lab on the Skin” [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Biomarkers in human sweat could be used to monitor a patient’s health without blood samples if the sweat sample collection and measurement can be controlled. A multi-institution research team led by John Rogers of the McCormick School of Engineering and...

Smart Socks Monitor Your Foot Temperature [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2016 | General News, Health

Unfortunately, the news about diabetes in the U.S. remains bleak. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of diabetes in the United States continue to rise. The CDC projects that by 2050 1 of every 3 American adults could have the...

Heat Shock Response Belt

by Bruce Brown | November 21, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

Health professionals encourage people diagnosed as prediabetic and those already diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) to eat right and exercise to prevent, delay, or lessen the severity of the disease. Unfortunately, exercise isn’t always realistic for people...

Breathalyzer Diagnoses Type 1 Diabetes

by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical

No one likes the annoying pinpricks and needles used so often diagnostic tests. We’ve written in the past about other projects to develop breath analyzers to detect diabetes. Researchers at Oxford University also have been working on a handheld unit to diagnose...

Blood Sugar Monitor System Prevents Avoidable Hospitalization

by Alfred Poor | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical

A patient is admitted to a hospital for an cardiovascular problem, such as heart attack or bypass surgery. The patient recovers, is discharged, and yet lands back in the hospital again due to complications related to blood sugar problems that had not been diagnosed...

U.S. Patients Eager for Digital Healthcare

by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2016 | General News, Medical

Consumers have warmed up to digital health care significantly in just two years, according to Accenture’s 2016 Consumer Survey on Patient Engagement, Patients Want A Heavy Dose Of Digital. Accenture commissioned Nielsen to conduct a seven-country survey of 7,840...