by Taylor & Francis Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTime spent watching television or playing computer games has measurable and long-term effects on children’s brain function, according to a review of 23 years of neuroimaging research, which—while showing negative impacts—also demonstrates some positive effects. However, the researchers stop short of advocating limits on screen time, which they...
Wearable health-monitors are everywhere, from Fitbits for the health conscious to continuous glucose monitors for diabetics, but most are limited in what they can tell us, and there are issues around accuracy, calibration and reliability. Researchers in Sweden are working to change that. The technology, developed by scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in...
University of Arizona research reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain — which could ultimately mean turning off pain receptors or reducing the effects of severe neurological disorders UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IMAGE: WIRELESS AND BATTERY-FREE IMPLANT WITH ADVANCED CONTROL OVER TARGETED NEURON GROUPS. CREDIT: PHILIPP GUTRUF University of Arizona biomedical engineering...
Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia. Instead of a blood test, the app uses photos of someone’s fingernails taken on a smartphone to accurately measure how much hemoglobin is in their blood. The results are scheduled for publication in Nature Communications. Fingernail beds are ideal for detection of anemia because they don’t contain melanin. Credit: From Mannino et al Nature Communications 2018...
Healcerion, based in South Korea, was the first company to receive FDA clearance for a wireless, app-based ultrasound system back in 2015. The groundbreaking work done by South Korean engineers and scientists laid the foundation for the development of an ultrasound transducer that works with most smartphones or tablets. Since introducing the SONON 300C convex transducer,...
Stroke is one of the world’s leading cause of disability and hence a first-of-its kind app that supports clinicians to develop best practice rehabilitation measures for patients with arm disabilities following a stroke is good news for millions of people. The ViaTherapy app was developed through a worldwide collaboration of stroke rehab researchers including UniSA...
When the Oculus Rift launched this March, one of our favorite qualities was its built-in audio. The integrated headphones, hanging from the headset band, gave the Rift a unified simplicity: Put Rift on head, start playing. Oculus’ new earphones add only a tinge of complexity, but more than make up for it with enhanced audio...
