by Alfred Poor | June 3, 2015 | Health, Medical
Head impact during sports play continues to be a major health concern. X2 Biosystems has a system that takes a different approach from some other devices. Rather than be attached to a headband or as part of a mouth guard, the xPatch is a small device that is taped to...
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by Alfred Poor | January 28, 2015 | Medical
Stare at the period at the end of this sentence for a few seconds. Now, it may have seemed to you that your eyes were fixated on that spot, but in fact, your eyes continued to make tiny motions called “microsaccades.” These involuntary movements differ...
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by Alfred Poor | January 21, 2015 | Health
There were several head impact monitor systems on display at CES 2015 this year, each with its own distinctive features and design philosophy. This was especially apparent in the case of the Linx Impact Assessment System (LinxIAS) from BlackBox Biometrics. Unlike...
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by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2015 | Health
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen every year. And that’s just in the United States. It’s no surprise that many people are working hard at identifying potentially...
by Alfred Poor | August 27, 2014 | Health
Does the world need another concussion tracker? The founders of a new company, Jolt Sensor, seems to think that there is still room in this increasingly crowded field. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign this month, and has already raised almost 25% of their...
