Headband Helps Improve Sleep

by Alfred Poor | February 7, 2019 | Health

At CES 2019, there were more companies showing sleep technology products than ever before, from smartphone apps to high tech sleeping pods. I often say that sleep technology is like weather reports; they tell you what happened but don’t give you any way to make...

Camera AI Helps You Remember Names [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2019 | Health

Many adults start to notice memory loss in their mid-40s, but mild age-related cognitive decline among healthy, educated adults typically starts in the 20s and 30s, according to a study by the National Institute of Health. Remembering other people’s names can be...

Pain Relief Device Gets Upgrade [video]

by Alfred Poor | February 6, 2019 | Health

As concerns grow about the abuse of pain medications, professionals and patients are looking first to non-chemical solutions. We saw several products in this category at CES 2019, including the Quell product from Neurometrix. We’ve reported on this product in...

Another Smart Mouth Guard Tracks Head Impacts

by Alfred Poor | February 5, 2019 | Health

According to UPMC Sports Medicine, people involved in sports and recreation suffer 1.7 to 3 million concussions every year in the U.S. and half of them go unreported and undetected. (For those who may be interested, about 10% to 20% of these are football-related.) We...

Digital Musculoskeletal Care Outperforms Traditional Treatment

by Bruce Brown | February 4, 2019 | Health

Lower back pain is a common, chronic condition that shows no sign of abating. Desk workers hunched over computers and people who are overweight frequently develop aching backs. The condition often is accompanied by related comorbidity factors, the worst of which may...

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...