ApplySci’s 14th Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech conference returns to MIT on April 8, 2022. The COVID crisis has emphasized our need for technology to live better, healthier, longer lives. Overcrowded hospitals, cancellations of elective surgeries, and the clear danger associated with face-to-face appointments have brough at-home and continuous health monitoring and treatment […]
Biomarkers
Blood test distinguishes bacterial vs viral infections in 15 minutes
MeMed BV is a blood test which uses the body’s immune response to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections. It does not detect the cause of an infection — instead it analyzes the “host response,” measuring levels of three proteins that appear differently, depending on whether the immune system is fighting a virus or bacteria. […]
COVID 19 / Sensors
DNA sensor detects whether virus is present and infectious, including COVID 19
Yi Lu and Benito Marinas at the University of Illinois and University of Texas have developed a sensor that detects both the presence of a virus and whether or not it is infectious, integrating purpose designed DNA fragments and nanopore sensing. They have already studied its potential with the adenovirus and COVID 19. Current PCR […]
Brain
Apple partners with UCLA, Biogen for iPhone mental/cognitive health monitoring
The Apple/UCLA project “Seabreeze” and Apple/Biogen project “Pi” represent a further move into iPhone health monitoring. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is attempting to develop an algorithm to identify depression and cognitive decline from sleep patterns, mobility, and how one uses the phone — for example, how often they look at its clock. […]
Sensors
Wang’s fingertip sweat sensor detects glucose levels
UCSD’s Joe Wang has developed a totally noninvasive sensor and algorithm to detect glucose levels from sweat on the fingertip. The painless, rapid, and accurate system could revolutionize diabetes management. The systemcombines a simple touch-based fingertip sweat electrochemical sensor with a new algorithm that addresses for personal variations toward the accurate estimate of blood glucose […]
BCI / Brain
Nurmikko’s Neurograins can enable unprecedented brain signal recording detail, new therapies
Arto Nurmikko and Brown colleagues have developed BCI system which employs a coordinated network of independent, wireless microscale neural sensors, to record and stimulate brain activity. “Neurograins” independently record electrical pulses made by firing neurons and send the signals wirelessly to a central hub, which coordinates and processes the signals. In a recent Nature paper, […]