Monitoring Couples’ Conflict with Mobile Sensing [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 2, 2017 | General News, Health

Health parameters aren’t all measured with blood tests or conventional biometric sensors. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if mood rings were real and could transmit wireless messages to alert people in relationships when their significant others were...

NFL Players Own Their Health Data

by Alfred Poor | May 2, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health

  Professional sport is a Big Business worldwide that generates billions of dollars in annual revenues. It should not be surprising that leagues and teams and players are investing in Big Data analytics in an effort to find a competitive edge. Wearable Health...

Wall-hanging Wi-Fi Device Measures Gait [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Researchers continuously hunt for longevity indicators. Traditional longevity metrics include blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV), body temperature, and resting pulse. An aggregate study of studies, Gait Speed and Survival in Older...

Power-Saving Light Sensor [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Light plays a growing role in wearable Health Tech devices. By measuring light reflected by different tissues and materials, wearables can measure heartbeats and blood pressure; companies are developing systems that can even measure blood glucose and other important...

VR to Lessen Elderly Injuries from Falls

by Bruce Brown | April 28, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Senior falls are a major U.S. health concern. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among people 65 and older. We recently wrote about a competition backed by the AARP and United Healthcare to discover solutions to adult falls. We also wrote about...

System Makes Patient Data Available for Research

by Alfred Poor | April 28, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

As we often point out here, data from the “quantified self” could hold the key to solving a host of medical and health issues, lowering costs and improving outcomes through earlier diagnosis and treatment. Wearable Health Tech devices are creating...