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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Connected health monthly mash-up #11
Wireless device can detect anemia
Glasswing is a wireless medical device that can detect anemia and hemorrhage in a non-invasive way. It is capable of identifying hemoglobin levels without using a needle, only by measuring the light that is transmitted through the patient’s finger. The device has already been shown in two separate trials and the results have been extremely promising. Read more
Tagged anemia, digital hospital, eye injury, Glasswing, health 2.0, infographic, mhealth, orsense, robot, sensor, Telemedicine
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Health innovations that could help overcome disabilities
Millions of people worldwide have some form of physical disability. Thankfully, groups of scientists are constantly working on new health information technologies and health innovations to improve the everyday lives of people living with these conditions, so today let’s see some of the most recent studies in this area! Read more
Tagged belt, bionic eye, brain scanner, disability, innovations, Kinect, Kinecthesia, mhealth, MyVoice, wii
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How do you keep your New Year’s Resolutions? (weight loss – exercise)
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Every once in awhile we decide we want to change something in our lifestyle. These “moments of truth”, or “reality checks” if you prefer, often happen in the first few days of January, year after year. Ever wonder what people’s Top 3 good resolutions are? We attempted to understand why many people find themselves lacking motivation to reach those goals after some time.
New Year’s Resolutions
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According to About.com, the number one New Year’s Resolution is Read more
An app to quantify each aspect of your life
In this week’s article, we present to you a comprehensive guide of mobile phone apps that we hope will help you track the kind of data that matters to you. Here are some of the best and newest apps that we examined for you: Read more
Tagged hourstracker, mapmyfitness, mhealth, mymoodtracker, quantifiedself, selftracking, trakt
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How smart technology can help against strokes and seizures
Strokes and seizures are serious health hazards, especially among elderly people or those with genetic predispositions. Today however, some new inventions can help predict when those accidents might occur and help doctors and caretaker better prevent them. Read more
Quantifying Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the nervous system that is estimated to have touched more than 6,3 million people worldwide. Unfortunately, until now causes of Parkinson’s remain unknown and that is why numerous research teams from all over the world are continuously trying to find new treatment methods and innovative ways to gather more data and better understand the disease. Read more
Tagged disease, innovations, itrem, Kinect, mhealth, parkinson's, quantifiedself, selftracking, wii
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