Wearables help the overweight to shed the pounds
Wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight/obese and/or who have weight-related health conditions to shed the pounds.
diabetes
Emerging technologies have transformed the way we manage chronic diseases like diabetes. We report about the latest innovations that make life easier for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Drug delivery: injections or light irradiation?
A new concept of on-demand drug delivery system has emerged in which the drugs are automatically released from in vivo medical devices simply by shining light on the skin.
Microneedles: Nano-sized, huge impact
By downscaling needles tool to micrometer-size, researchers open even more areas of application for them, while bypassing some of the most important issues.
AIs detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently
Although some artificial intelligence software tested reasonably well, only one met the performance of human screeners.
Sense Glucose Earring for managing diabetes
A product design graduate has developed a discreet item of wearable technology that monitors blood sugar levels and delivers feedback in real-time.
Hydrogels may make enduring glucose-monitoring implants
Scientists have designed a hydrogel membrane that may be used to house optical glucose sensing materials toward building a biosensor for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics.
Diabetes: Computer vision app allows easier monitoring
A computer vision technology has been put into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
Deep learning enables screening for eye disease
Researchers created a novel deep learning method that makes automated screenings for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy more efficient.
Diabetes: Painless paper patch test uses microneedles
Researchers have developed a microneedle patch for monitoring glucose levels using a paper sensor.
A new way to deliver drugs through the skin
Scientists have showed that applying "temporal pressure" to the skin of mice can create a new way to deliver drugs.
Supercharged bandages to revolutionise chronic wound treatment
Plasma-coated bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds such as pressure, diabetic or vascular ulcers that won't heal on their own.
Diabetes: 3D printed insoles hope for patients
Scientists claim that new 3D printed insoles can significantly improve the foot health of people suffering with diabetes.
AI algorithm to help manage diabetes
Researchers, using artificial intelligence and automated monitoring, have designed a method to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their glucose levels.
Humanising wearable health technologies
Designer Leah Heiss considers her work as creating “emotional technologies”, i.e. wearable devices based on human-centred design principles. For her, empathy is everything!
Nano-sensors help with diabetes treatment
Researchers have used printed, ultra-thin, and highly sensitive nanocomposite sensors for the treatment of patients in whom the blood sugar level is abnormally high (diabetes mellitus).
Nutrition smart patch reduced diabetes risk
A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
Smart contact lenses diagnose and treat diabetes
Researchers developed wirelessly driven ‘smart contact lens’ technology that can detect diabetes and further treat diabetic retinopathy just by wearing them.
Diabetes: 3D printed sensors for breath tests
Researchers have developed a procedure to produce extremely sensitive and energy-efficient sensors using 3D printing.
3D printed implants for treatment of bone defects
BellaSeno GmbH will design and manufacture personalized, 3D-printed, absorbable implants suitable for the treatment of diabetes patients with bone defects.
Therapies without drugs
Researchers are investigating the potential of microimplants to stimulate nerve cells and treat chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, or Parkinson’s disease.
Smart patch automatically delivers insulin
Researchers have developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage.
Deep learning model accurately identifies sleep stages
A deep learning model can identify sleep stages as accurately as an experienced physician.
Aerospace tech finds new potential in biomedicine
Sensors that have the potential to make aircraft safer could also be used to improve the lives of diabetics and those who rely on prosthetics.
Retinal screening in diabetes: diagnosis by robot
Physicians have been using automatic digital retinal screening, without assistance from an ophthalmologist, to detect diabetic retinal disease.
Wearables could help older people manage diabetes
Older people with diabetes would benefit from using wearable glucose monitors.
Laser sensor analyses blood without
A photonics tech company from Vilnius are on their path to solve the 50-year-old task of making non-invasive blood analysis possible.
Activity trackers provide key predictors of mortality
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine show that wearable activity trackers are a reliable tool for predicting death risk in older adults.
Activity trackers help manage diabetes
Patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease who used wearable step-counting devices have shown small-to-medium improvements in physical activity.
Nanocellulose sensors: wood on our skin
Researchers have now produced a novel flexible sensor that lies on the skin surface and is biocompatible because it is made of nanocellulose.
