by Alfred Poor | April 4, 2017 | General News, Medical
Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects more than 50 million people worldwide. The seizures that accompany this condition can diminish a patient’s quality of life, and even put themselves and others around them at risk. According to some sources, the...
by Bruce Brown | January 27, 2016 | General News, Health
Health Tech is one of the leading areas of Internet of Things development. Most of the research takes place in private research and development labs, universities, or groups made up of both schools and commercial companies. Typically anyone not actively involved in...
by Alfred Poor | December 17, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
In many ways, humans are electrical beings. From nerve impulses to changes in the conductivity of our skin and other body parts, electrical charges play a major role in many of our essential functions. Empatica is a company in Cambridge, MA, that is trying to harness...
by riddhi | August 11, 2015 | Medical
Wearable technology – smart watches, fitness trackers or wristbands – not only helps monitor symptoms automatically, it may be able to predict serious events such as seizures and track disease progression. As wearable devices paired with mobile apps enter...
by Alfred Poor | July 21, 2015 | Health, Medical
Part of the wearable Health Tech device revolution is that we have have more information available about what’s going on with our bodies than ever before. All sorts of new applications become possible as people figure out new ways to use this information. A...