Robots may hold the keys to social success for kids with autism. That’s the takeaway from an experimental home-based therapy in which autonomous “social” robots modeled and encouraged behaviors like maintaining eye contact and paying attention while playing with 12 children with autism spectrum disorder. The kids were between 6 and 12 years of age. Robot...
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A novel ophthalmoscope released
oDocsEye Care is set to release a novel ophthalmoscope in November. oDocs Eye Care is a social enterprise founded in 2014, brainchild of Dr Hong Sheng Chiong. The social enterprise designs, and manufactures professional, and portable eye care adaptors that can be used by any person with a smartphone. Its mission is to end preventable blindness...
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Actisound Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Device Cleared in Europe
Guided Therapy Systems, based in Mesa, Arizona, landed EU CE mark approval (via Ardent Sound Inc., Guided’s partner, and manufacturer) for the Actisound Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound device. It’s intended to help recover from a variety of injuries and chronic pain resulting from internal soft tissues. The device is used to create small ablations within the tendons,...
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Shift Labs Announces Partnership with Option Care Enterprises for National Use of DripAssist
DripAssist by Shift Labs is an infusion rate monitor that offers a significant improvement in portability, efficiency, durability and ease of use over traditional infusion monitors. The last time Medgadget reported on Shift Labs, the company had just received their CE mark for DripAssist. The device is also FDA approved. Now, Shift Labs is announcing a partnership with Option Care Enterprises, one of...
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The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes
When her daughter, Sydney, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 8, Kate Farnsworth stopped sleeping through the night. She’d set the alarm for 3 a.m. so she or her husband, Dave, could prick the girl’s fingers and check her blood sugar. If the results were worrisome, they’d adjust her insulin and keep checking every 15...
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Motiv Ring review: Fitness tracking on your finger
The Motiv Ring lets you track steps, activity, heart rate, and sleep with a ring rather than a smartwatch or a wristband, and it’s now compatible with Android phones as well as iPhones. Does it offer a better tracking experience than more conventional wearables? Here’s our verdict. How well the Motiv Ring suits you is likely to depend...
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Discover the world’s first truly integrated tele-ultrasound solution – Lumify with Reacts
Live communications support better, more meaningful collaborations, especially at the moment when needed. Explore how Lumify with integrated Reacts capability brings professionals, places, and patients together to make a real difference. App-based ultrasound, ready when you are With Lumify, high-quality portable ultrasound is available almost anywhere. Just subscribe, download the Lumify app, plug in the transducer,...
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Wristband Performs Blood Cell Counts to Monitor Health Anywhere
The popularity of smart watches, activity trackers, and other wearable devices is in large part due to the hope that such tools can help monitor health. While new products keep coming out, progress on embedding sensors that can monitor things other than one’s heart rate and activity level has stalled. Now researches at Rutgers University...
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Gas sensing gut pill beats breath test diagnosis
New trials reveal swallowable sensor 3,000 times more accurate than current technology RMIT UNIVERSITY New trials of a breakthrough swallowable sensor have revealed the device is 3,000 times more accurate than the current technology used to diagnose many gut disorders. IMAGE: THE CAPSULE, WHICH PROVIDES REAL-TIME DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF HYDROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDES AND OXYGEN IN...
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New Wearable Sensor Detects Stress Hormone in Sweat
Cortisol is key to tracking stress, but it’s tough to measure in an instant; Stanford researchers say they’ve figured out how Photo: Stanford University/Science AdvancesStress. We all know it can be bad for us. It affects blood pressure, metabolism, immune response, and memory. Over time, it can contribute to the development of chronic diseases. So...