University of Oldenburg student Carlos Filipe da Silva Souto is in the early stages of developing a brain computer interface that can advise a user who he/she is listening to in a noisy room. Wearers...
ElliQ is AI assistant that intuitively interacts with seniors to support independent living. The NLP based system enables users to make video calls, play games, and use social media. Music, TED talks, audio books,and other...
José Luis Jorcano at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid has developed a 3D bioprinter capable of replicating the structure of skin. The human-like skin that is produced includes an epidermal layer that protects against the environment,...
Forward has brought advanced technology to well-care. Patient/Members are integrated into the practice with a baseline screening via body scans, blood and genetic tests. They are then given consumer and medical wearables, which work with...
Declan O’Regan and MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences colleagues believe that AI can predict when pulmonary hypertension patients require more aggressive treatment to prevent death. In a recent study, machine learning software automatically analyzed moving images of...
Consumer wearables can complement medical devices by integrating activity data into a disease management strategy. Fitbit movement data will now be used with a Medtronic diabetes management tool, with the goal of users predicting...
Stanford’s Michael Snyder has published the results of a health wearable study, in which 2 billion measurements were taken from 60 subjects, concluding that such devices can be used to predict illness. Continuous biosensor data, plus blood...
Amazon’s Alexa is the deserved star of CES. Lights, thermostats, air purifiers, cars, refrigerators, other appliances, and baby monitors are examples of interfaces solidifying the natural voice processing-driven future of the world. Amazon now has the opportunity to enhance the lives of...
Stanford professor Zhenan Bao‘s latest bioelectronic innovation has disrupted wearable technology as we know it. The ultra-flexible transistor can be stretched to twice its length, without losing conductivity. Conductors are confined inside an extremely thin,...
UCSF’s Joaquin Anguera and the UW’s Patricia Arean have published a study detailing the use of video games to treat late life depression. They claim that the EVO interface targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression, and does not simply manage...