Hat Helps Cancer Patients Keep Their Hair [video]

Hat Helps Cancer Patients Keep Their Hair [video]

Among the many miracles of modern medicine, the increasing survival rate of cancer patients has to be one of the most amazing. Treatments often combine surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to help beat back the attack of cancer cells. One common side-effect of these...
Google Working on Wearable Health Tech Device

Google Working on Wearable Health Tech Device

In a story published by Bloomberg last week, a Google representative revealed that the company is working on the development of a wearable Health Tech that is not intended for consumer use. Instead, the company plans to produce a product that physicians and...
Clinical Trial Company Embraces Wearables

Clinical Trial Company Embraces Wearables

The continuous data recording of wearable Health Tech devices can be a valuable feature in discovering new connections between lifestyle and health, creating Big Data sets that can be mined for new information. This can be especially effective in clinical trials of...
Embedded Chip Measures Bio Molecules

Embedded Chip Measures Bio Molecules

Imagine a diabetic who never had to do another finger prick to monitor blood glucose levels. Imagine being able to constantly monitor cholesterol levels in your blood. Researchers from EPFL in Switzerland have developed a chip with biosensors that can be embedded...
Wearable Monitors Helps Lower Back Pain Treatment

Wearable Monitors Helps Lower Back Pain Treatment

The Australian company DorsaVi has created a system that helps healthcare professionals and physical therapists provide more efficient treatment for patients with lower back pain. The ViMove system consists of a pair of motion sensors, two surface electromyography...