by Bruce Brown | October 30, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Despite old saws about “ivory towers of academia,” technology flourishes best with developers who are fully aware of real-world challenges and urgent societal problems. The rapid and significant developments in mobile communications during the past 15...
by Alfred Poor | October 30, 2018 | General News, Medical
Our eyes are important organs; we rely heavily on our sense of sight in many aspects of our lives. Perhaps this is why our bodies have evolved to protect our eyes by encasing them in bony cages. This safety feature does have one major drawback; it makes it difficult...
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by Bruce Brown | October 29, 2018 | General News, Medical
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts more than three to six months. It is associated with restricted mobility, opioid dependence, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life. Various sources estimate from 11% to 40% of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain....
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by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2018 | General News, Health
“Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.” The famous saying also applies to medical equipment, it appears. Customized physical supports are expensive to purchase and can take a long time to produce. Or you can buy a 3D printer and create your...
by Bruce Brown | October 26, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Implanted biosensors have several advantages over wearables or carryable devices, but implantables also raise questions about power sources. Adherence and data reliability is better than with traditional wearables; no one has to remember to carry or wear an implant....
by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
The value of digital health technology rises and falls on the quality of data that it produces. Inadequate biosensors, invalid measurement methods, faulty algorithms, and poor quality control can all render data useless. Medical applications require clinically...
