by Alfred Poor | May 6, 2016 | General News, Health
What is the average bedtime, and how does it link to sunset? How does the average wake up time compare with local sunrise? Do these results vary for different parts of the world? How do you gather data for such a research project? These were some of the questions...
by Alfred Poor | March 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
About one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during her lifetime, according to Breastcancer.org. Death rates from the disease have been declining in the past decade, partly due to earlier detection and better treatments. One of the keys to a...
by Alfred Poor | March 3, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
The photo above may look a bit like a satellite surveillance photo of a water treatment plant, but it’s actually something quite different. What you see in the image are sensors that have been embroidered on the inside of a pair of running leggings, as part of a...
by Alfred Poor | November 30, 2015 | General News, Medical
When a patient is in a hospital, the nursing staff and other healthcare professionals monitor their vital signs for indications of changes in their health. Patients in Intensive Care settings get around-the-clock monitoring, but for the average patient, vital signs...
by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2015 | General News, Medical
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, and even 10% of patients who receive treatment still suffer some loss of vision. More than 3 million people in the U.S. have this condition, but only about half know that...