New Lab-on-Your-Arm Goes Beyond Glucose [video]

by Unber Shafiq | May 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech

We have frequently covered continuous glucose monitor (CGM) systems, including Dexcom CGM, sugarBEAT, and  Senseonics Eversense Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. Rarely have we covered a CGM system that monitors diabetes-important parameters other than glucose...

Machine-Knitted Soft Actuators Give Robots a Sense of Touch [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 17, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Scientists with MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are developing technology that speeds up soft pneumatic actuator design. Soft actuators perform much of the lifting and moving of physical components in smart robotics,...

New Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring System [video]

by Unber Shafiq | May 17, 2022 | Medical

The medical technology to help patients manage their diabetes is continuously improving, and we keep uncovering these new devices. Glucoactive, a medical start-up in Poland, has developed a non-invasive glucose monitoring system for patient use.  The new desktop...

Simple Smartwatch Can Detect Weak Heart Pump [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 16, 2022 | Medical

If you’ve had an electrocardiogram (ECG) in a clinical setting, a technician most likely attached 10 electrodes to your chest and limbs. That array of electrodes is the standard setup for a 12-lead ECG. The numbers are different which can be confusing, but in...

A Wearable for Epilepsy Patients Wins Big

by William McCleary | May 16, 2022 | Health, Medical

The Innovation of the Year award at the recent Mira Awards went to Neurava, the makers of wearables for epilepsy sufferers. Their devices monitor seizures and track bio-signals related to risk of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The Indianapolis-based...

New Mobile AI Device Monitors Heart Rhythm [video]

by William McCleary | May 13, 2022 | Medical

As is the case with many trained specialists, America currently has a shortfall of cardiologists. And it looks like the doctor shortages are going to get worse. According to a 2021 report released by the Association of American Medical Colleges, by 2034 the United...