Lickable Device Simulates Complex Flavors [video]

by Amantha May | June 3, 2020 | General News, Health

A standard color LCD or OLED display only uses three colors to create the illusion of a full-color spectrum. A research team at Meiji University in Japan have developed an equivalent for taste: a lickable screen that uses five electrolyte gels to create the illusion...

Find Wheelchair Accessible Places with a Smartphone [VIDEO]

by Amantha May | June 1, 2020 | General News, Health

Nearly 3 million Americans use a wheelchair and about 130 million people worldwide require one for mobility. Unfortunately, many businesses and public spaces don’t have accessibility features. Wheelchair users can now use their smartphone to get instant accessibility...

Assess Anemia with Eyelid Selfie [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 29, 2020 | Health, Medical

Physicians use complete blood count (CBC) tests to address and diagnose anemia by measuring the number, size, volume, and hemoglobin content of red blood cells. In 2015, we wrote about STAT Innovations’ early work with Eyenemia, a mobile app that estimates...

Innovative Wearable Tracks Vitamin C in Sweat

by Amantha May | May 29, 2020 | General News, Health

Vitamin C promotes healthy immune function, which makes it a familiar component in daily supplements and home remedies for colds and mild illnesses. Research suggests that vitamin C therapy could also address more severe conditions; high doses of the essential...

Participants Wanted for COVID-19 Wearables Study

by Bruce Brown | May 28, 2020 | Health

Stanford Medicine’s Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab (SHIL) is enrolling volunteers for its first feature investigation: the COVID-19 Wearables Study. The purpose of the study is to determine whether data from wearables such as Apple Watch and Fitbit can...

Can Wrapping Yourself with Copper Resist Disease?

by Bruce Brown | May 26, 2020 | Health

My paternal grandfather was a farmer in Maine with a sixth-grade education. He wore copper bracelets because he swore they helped cut his arthritis pain. A 2013 study in the U.K. published in PLOS ONE found no “meaningful therapeutic effect,” other than...