MIT hackathon tackles HIV, CHF, Parkinson’s with open-source technology
It seems counterintuitive for those who proudly wear the “hacker” label to seek ways to work with established industry players rather than being disruptive in a healthcare sector badly in need of...
View ArticleMobile epilepsy sensors: student-led, stopped, or stalled
Epilepsy is one medical condition where the constant monitoring capability of a wearable sensor could save lives, providing an early warning when a person with epilepsy has a seizure or even predicting...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic offers patients an epilepsy management app
The Cleveland Clinic has released a patient-facing iPad app to help users manage epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. The app, called MyEpilepsy, contains...
View ArticleEpilepsy Foundation crowdfunds SAMi, a smartphone-connected epilepsy monitor
The Epilepsy Foundation has launched a device and connected app on Indiegogo, called SAMi, that helps caregivers track family members who have recurring seizures (RS), according to a report over at...
View ArticleEmpatica crowdfunding Embrace, a wearable for epilepsy
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Milan, Italy-based Empatica is crowdfunding a new wristworn tracker device, Embrace, which brings clinically validated tracking methods to the consumer market. The...
View ArticleSmall study: Online patient community boosts self-efficacy, self-management...
A small study of veterans with epilepsy, conducted by PatientsLikeMe and sponsored by pharmaceutical company UCB, shows that an online patient community can increase self-efficacy and self-management...
View ArticleReport: Johns Hopkins to tap Apple Watch, ResearchKit for epilepsy study
Johns Hopkins University is preparing to launch the first Apple ResearchKit study to incorporate the Apple Watch as a data collection device, according to a report from Apple Insider. Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleHow a wearable built for autism could lead to a new understanding of seizures
One of the great but nebulous promises of wearable health trackers is that, by monitoring something 24-7 that previously was only ever monitored intermittently, it will help us discover new things...
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