by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2017 | General News, Medical
While wearable health technology evolves quickly in pursuit of clinical grade sensors and analysis, research into applications of artificial intelligence (AI) proceeds in universities and research centers around the globe. One of the most promising and exciting AI...
by Alfred Poor | March 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
In this week’s podcast, you’ll hear about some innovative technologies that could change lives. A tiny chip measures the speed of blood flow using light, a lightweight and low-cost exoskeleton is made from fabric and air, and miniature magnetic coils...
by Bruce Brown | March 6, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
The rate of new cases of diabetes may have plateaued, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, 35 percent of Americans live with diabetes (29 million) or prediabetes (86 million), making the disease a continuing major health threat....
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by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2017 | General News, Medical
As wearable biometric sensors and applications evolve, the focus increasingly shines on “clinical grade” or “medical grade” data. As we’ve written before, two factors drive the demand for greater accuracy, validity, and reliability:...
by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
In this week’s Health Tech podcast, you can hear about a transistor that uses heat as the switching signal instead of electricity, about a standby switch that uses zero power, and about how stomach acid can be used to power smart pills and other ingestible devices....
by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2017 | General News, Medical
Diabetes is a global pandemic afflicting more than 420 million people, according to the Word Health Organization (WHO). Diabetics face a lifetime of checking blood glucose levels and calculating and injecting the necessary amount of insulin. Artificial pancreas...
