by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In a story published by Mashable, a Fitbit representitive’s post on a company user forum stated that “We do not currently have plans to integrate with HealthKit.” Mashable also posted an update to the story with an official statement from Fitbit that...
by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2014 | Medical
Not all smart Health Tech solutions require complex electronics to work their magic. A research team led by Assistant Professor Conor L. Evans at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) has come up...
by Alfred Poor | October 8, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
New market forecasts seem to come out daily, and all of them project rapid growth for the wearable Health Tech industry. Yet a guest post on Venture Beat by Stuart Karten of Karten Design raises an intriguing and compelling perspective on where this market may really...
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by Alfred Poor | October 8, 2014 | Medical
One of the many miracles of modern medical science is a process called “positron emission tomography,” or PET. This is the technology that makes it possible for neuroscientists to map human brain activity under different conditions. You’ve probably...
by Alfred Poor | October 6, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In the parable of the six blind men and the elephant, the lesson is that your view of an object is greatly influenced by your perspective. So it is with “wearable technology;” the term means different things to different people. We’re still more or...
by Alfred Poor | October 2, 2014 | Medical
Researchers at Swiss Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have been working on developing new ways to help paralyzed patients walk again. Humans who have been paralyzed for a long tome have been able to move their legs in response to electrical stimulation...
