Wireless Sensors Power Rehab Progress [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2018 | General News, Medical

When a stroke victim goes through rehab, therapists monitor muscle activity, motion, vital signs, and more in order to track progress. One limiting factor is that the sensors require wires to carry their signals. This can be inconvenient in the clinical setting, but...

Health Tech Array Aids and Enriches Seniors [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2018 | General News, Health

The Baby Boomer population bubble following World War II lasted for 18 years of optimism from 1946 to 1964. The first Boomers turned 65 in 2011. The youngest cohort will cross the senior citizen threshold in 2029. This immense group of 75+ million individuals, raised...

Inexpensive Sensors Could Save Lives

by Kimberly Houston | March 1, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News

The development of sensors to measure, monitor and provide feedback on biometric data like cholesterol levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and other health indicators has led to improvements in personal health. Fitness tracker technology has made it possible to...

Virtual Reality Could Help Train Lazy Eye [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 28, 2018 | General News, Health

Amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye,” refers to the inability of one or both eyes to work correctly with the brain. In typical cases, the brain — for whatever reason — favors the other eye. The most common childhood visual impairment,...

Researchers Develop OLED Threads for Wearable Displays

by Kimberly Houston | February 28, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News

We’re all familiar with smart watches and similar devices that can display our heart rate, steps taken, calories consumed, and other health data LEDs or OLED displays. Advances in wearables now allow small, flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to be woven...

Perfect Storm Leads to Major Mergers in 2017

by Bruce Brown | February 27, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

Powerful financial forces are in play for health tech. Global digital health development continues to increase rapidly. Patient expectations grow in the foreground while health care cost increases show no abatement in the background. Amazon, Apple, and Google entering...