New Patch Tests for Cow’s Milk Allergy

by Bruce Brown | May 31, 2016 | General News, Health

  Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy, or CMPA, is a significant health issue for newborns and young children. Because it often goes undetected, parents and healthcare professionals might not realize that other symptoms such as eczema, reflux, constipation,...

Exoskeleton Harvests Energy While Walking

by Alfred Poor | May 31, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

We’ve written about exoskeletons many times in the past, but mostly in the context of assistive devices that can help people walk and move better than they could on their own. However, as our past story about Rice Students who modified a knee brace to harvest...

When the Internet Gets Angry, You Get Chocolate

by Bruce Brown | May 30, 2016 | General News, Health

Who likes chocolate? Apparently a lot of people, since the annual consumption worldwide was 72 million tons in the latest statistics available. According to Statistica, U.S. chocolate consumption as of July 2015 was 9.5 pounds per year per person. That may sound a...

DNA Sequencing on Your Smartphone [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 30, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

We live in a time of medical miracles, not the least of which is the ability to peek inside DNA to sequence the genetic material, unlocking mysteries of disease and how the body operates. This information helps researchers and healthcare workers identify different...

Wristband Tracks Blood Alcohol Levels [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 27, 2016 | General News, Health

  Blood alcohol content (BAC) monitoring is not the same as taking a breathalyzer test or even drawing blood to determine BAC. Monitoring keeps a record of alcohol content over time; a blood test or breathalyzer only gives a BAC score for one moment in time....

Investment in Digital Health Companies Starts Strong in 2016

by Alfred Poor | May 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

One of my favorite quotes (even though it is probably apocryphal) is the answer the notorious thief Willie Sutton gave to a reporter who asked why he robbed banks; “Because that’s where the money is!” If you follow the money, you can see where...