by Alfred Poor | February 4, 2015 | Medical
There’s no sense in crying over spilt milk, but tears could hold the key to a continuous and non-invasive way to monitor glucose levels for patients with diabetes. The Dutch company NovioSense has created a tiny sensor that can measure glucose levels in tears,...
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...
by Alfred Poor | January 19, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Smart glasses are for nerds. They look goofy, and they’re incredibly expensive, and it’s not clear what the use case is for the average consumer. But not all smart glasses are the same. JINS is a company that is not yet well know in the United States, but...
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2015 | Health, Medical
It’s a new year: a time for resolutions and predictions. Rather than just repeat my own forecasts (which I sprinkle liberally throughout my comments on these posts), I’m going to let another bunch of experts make their own call. The American College of...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2014 | Health, Medical
Many analysts have forecast that the future of wearable Health Tech devices will be in health and medical applications. That’s where the money is. But while we all focus on heartbeats and blood pressure and oxygen levels and other sensors strapped or stuck to...