Breath Reveals Weight Loss [video]

by Alfred Poor | February 4, 2019 | Health

We are familiar with all sorts of biometric tests that can give us information about our health. Blood tests are a routine part of most checkups, and other body components can be analyzed to reveal insights about possible diseases and other conditions. Many...

Health Tech Wakes Up to Sleep Measurement

by Bruce Brown | January 31, 2019 | Health

“How are you sleeping these days?” “How’d you sleep last night?” If anyone asked you those questions lately, you are not alone. Wearable health and medical technology advances and awareness both factor in a discernable increase in the...

Wearable pH Patch Tracks Skin Health

by Bruce Brown | January 30, 2019 | Health

Wearable skin patches with microfluidic sensors can monitor various biometrics from sweat. Professor John Rogers from Northwestern University’s Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics is one of the leaders in the field. Last year we wrote about Rogers’ work...

ECG T-shirt Delivers Continuous Monitoring

by Bruce Brown | January 29, 2019 | Health

Technology isn’t holding us back from continuously monitoring biometric wearables. If we choose, soon we’ll all be able to wear garments that serve an expanded range of functions beyond protecting our skin from sun and weather. In the past few years,...

Cardio e-Bike to Enlist Brain Wave Interface

by Bruce Brown | January 22, 2019 | Fitness, Health

Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features new versions of existing health tech, previews of products on the way during the coming year, and longer shot concepts still seeking funding to bring them to completion. Xmera, Inc. brought its eponymous...

Wearables and Predictive Analytics Produce Actionable Insights [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 18, 2019 | Health

We first wrote about CarePredict in August 2014 when the company was running a crowdfunding campaign for its Tempo project. The project design was conceived as an aging-in-place solution for seniors who did not want to move from their homes to a care facility. Tempo...