Sleep research is entering a new era of accessibility thanks to a wearable app developed by engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The app, called BIDSleep, transforms consumer-grade Apple Watches into advanced sleep monitoring tools, allowing researchers to track […]
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Hot on the heels of Kohler’s Dekoda poop analyzer announced last week, Withings has announced the launch of its toilet-mounted tracker, the U-Scan Nutrio. Though it’s number two in the smart-toilet segment, unlike Dekoda, U-Scan Nutrio analyzes your “number one”.
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The health division of Kohler, the consumer company best known for their bathroom products, have released Dekoda, a toilet-mounted health monitoring device that uses optical sensors and spectroscopy to analyze human waste. By emitting and measuring light reflected from the
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Nearly 60 years after its invention, the design of the computer mouse has remained largely unchanged, and that’s causing problems for users. Research led by Jose Berengueres, Associate Professor at Nazarbayev University’s School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, highlights the
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Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the spin-out company OptoCeutics, have developed a promising light-based therapy that may improve cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease—without the need for medication or invasive
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A team from the University of Surrey, University of Oxford, and Cognitive Neurotechnology has created a personalized brain stimulation system that enhances concentration using artificial intelligence and non-invasive electrical pulses. The system uses transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), a gentle
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Researchers in South Korea have developed a temporary tattoo-like sticker that can instantly detect the presence of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a drug commonly used to spike drinks and facilitate sexual assault. The innovation, published in ACS Sensors, offers a discreet, rapid, and
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At-home diagnostic tests surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their convenience often came at the cost of sensitivity. Now, engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a low-cost biosensing platform that could dramatically improve the accuracy of rapid at-home tests—not just
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Medical devices like pulse oximeters have long faced scrutiny for their inconsistent accuracy across different skin tones. A new study from Brown University and Morgan State University proposes an innovative solution: using smartphone cameras to objectively measure skin tone. Researchers
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