5 reasons to quantify yourself

We often present to you various apps that allow you to track your life but we haven’t really talked to you about the benefits of self-tracking yet! If you’re considering joining the movement, take a look below to find out how it can help you! Read more

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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

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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

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mHealth innovations that make life easier for people with diabetes

Dealing with diabetes can have numerous impacts on a patient’s daily life due to the necessity of a constant monitoring and the insulin dependence. Fortunately technology can become a very valuable ally by helping patients better understand their own patterns and optimize their glucose management. Let’s see some of the most interesting mhealth and quantified-self tools for diabetes management. Read more

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Achieve your goals and get real-world rewards

You might already use fitness apps that offer badges, points or titles whenever you achieve your goals… But what would you think of apps that reward you with cash or real world prizes? App developers are always on the hunt for new and fun ways to motivate us, so let’s have a look at some of the most innovative rewarding apps they came up with!

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Connected health monthly mash-up #9

A baby suit equipped with smart sensors
A new type of baby suit, equipped with bio-sensors, promises to take some of the worries out of parenting! One of the difficulties you have to face as a parent is that your newborn can not tell you what it wants or needs. The Exmobaby suit has a thermometer, heart rate monitor, a movement detector and a moisture sensor built into the fabric. Even better, it can send all the collected data to a PC or smartphone so that parents are able to check their child’s health signs even when they are at work or the baby is sleeping in the next room! Read more

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