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by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2018 | General News, Medical
Researchers and scientists worldwide tackle Alzheimer’s Disease’s high threat status for aging adults. The gradually debilitating disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.; it kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined....
by Bruce Brown | January 29, 2018 | General News, Medical
Biosensors perform front-line duty with health tech wearables. We’ve written about enabling technologies that improve or extend the use of sensors in the past, including stretchable sensors, optical sensors, and even sensors fabricated from graphene putty....
by Kimberly Houston | January 3, 2018 | General News, Medical
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have made the lives of many with diabetes more manageable. While the standard method of checking blood sugar levels requires a fingerstick using a blood glucose meter (BGM), CGMs measure glucose continuously, collecting readings...
by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Brain plasticity — the ability to change based on experience and time — holds promise for wide-ranging advances in health and medical technology. In the field of robotics, intentional brain rewiring enables breaching the brain-machine interface. In short,...
by Alfred Poor | September 20, 2017 | General News, Medical
Losing one’s sight has profound impact on a person’s life, not the least of which is a loss of independence and mobility. Many researchers are working on ways to restore vision, using strategies ranging from replacement implants for damaged retinas to...
