CES 2022: Exoskeleton Uses Air to Help Lift [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 3, 2022 | Health

We find wearables that assist human muscles appealing because of their many potential applications. In addition to helping people with debilitating diseases and health conditions, artificial muscles in exoskeletons and other wearable structures can enhance the...

Earbuds Make It Easier to Predict Epilepsy Seizures

by Amantha May | December 31, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

At the American Epilepsy Society 2021 annual meeting in early December, brain health startup NextSense came out of stealth mode to announce multiple clinical research partnerships. Biopharmaceutical company UCB is currently investigating epileptic seizure detection...

App Shown to Reduce Back Pain and Healthcare Costs

by Amantha May | December 29, 2021 | Health, Medical

Recent results from a large-scale clinical trial indicate that the Kaia Health digital musculoskeletal (MSK) therapy platform reduces patient costs considerably compared to conventional therapy for low back pain. The Kaia app applies computer vision technology through...

CES 2022: One App to Provide Closed Captions Everywhere

by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2021 | Health

Digital health for hearing impaired people includes assistive devices and hearing aids plus services such as captioning for telephones, smartphones, and other devices. Earlier this year, we wrote about ClearCaptions’ Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone...

CES 2022: Reduce Your Stress with Sensor Ball Feedback

by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2021 | Health

Your body has messages for you. We’ve written about biofeedback in several forms and purposes. In 2014 we wrote about Galvanic Ltd.’s Pip, a guitar pick-shaped device that measures galvanic skin response (GSR) to help users manage stress. In 2015 and again...

CES 2022: Exoskeleton Technology Leaps Forward with Cray X [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 14, 2021 | Health

We often write about new exoskeleton technology developed to help amputees and people with spinal cord injuries regain mobility. There’s also a second leg in exoskeleton advancement, however, as assistive technology. For example, we’ve written about work...