SmartCap Provides Real Time Fatigue Alerts [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 23, 2016 | General News, Health

Fatigue can have dangerous consequences. For many of us, coffee, sugar, exercise, and stretching come in handy to help us stay alert, productive, and focused. If I fall asleep at my desk, my productivity will lag. For anyone operating machinery, driving, piloting, or...

Device Aims to Improve Sleep [video]

by Alfred Poor | September 23, 2016 | General News, Health

Many devices are available on the market that claim to help track your sleep, including apps for your smartphone (if you’re willing to sleep with your phone). But as far as I know, none of them are designed to train you to sleep better. An Australian company has...

HemaApp Smartphone Blood Iron Test [video]

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

Iron deficiency in human blood not only indicates anemia but can also signify malnutrition. Researchers  and health workers in the field, particularly those focused on detecting malnutrition in children in developing countries, need fast, inexpensive, safe, and...

WaaS: Wellness as a Service

by Alfred Poor | September 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

[Click on image for larger version] I recently came across an intriguing blog post in support of the HyperWellbeing conference to be held in November in Mountain View, California. While the conference itself sounds interesting, I was taken by a concept put forward in...

Wearables and Machine Learning Target Huntington Disease

by Bruce Brown | September 21, 2016 | General News, Medical

It has taken a while for wearable tech to move beyond early adopter gadget status to significance in medical research and healthcare. The clock appears to be speeding up. An announcement by Intel Corporation and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of a collaboration to...

Good Wearable Design for the Elderly

by Alfred Poor | September 21, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

It may seem obvious, but you have to know your market when you’re designing a new product or service. This is especially true if you’re creating a consumer electronics device, or if you want to create something for the elderly to use. And if you’re...