Swedish digital startup Pilloxa announced it will collaborate with Novartis division Sandoz Nordics to improve medication adherence for transplanted patients.

The initial phase aims to support Swedish transplant clinics with Pilloxa’s innovative smart pillbox in order to facilitate improved medication adherence by transplanted patients. The smart pillbox is connected to an app and a cloud solution, along with data driven services, that aims to help patients take their medication on time.

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Patients receiving transplants must adhere to their medications optimally. To keep their organs functioning properly they must follow lifelong daily medication, and a few missed doses can result in organ rejection.

The built-in sensors in the pillbox detect when patients take their medication. There are 14 compartments in the pillbox, which is connected to the patients’ mobile phones. An LED lights up telling patients when its time to take their medicine.

If the patient forgets to take their medication, they receive a notification. The app also includes a medicines list, a dashboard giving information about their medication history, and a so-called “motivational tool,” reports MobiHealthNews.

Founded in 2015, Pilloxa originates from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm County Council and the Swedish Royal Institute for Technology.

The startup recently raised money from Swedish angel investors and was awarded funding from the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova and EIT Health. In March, the company announced a strategic partnership with Bayer AG.

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“Pilloxa strives to be at the forefront of a new paradigm within personalized healthcare.  We are happy to partner with Sandoz to tackle the problem of inadequate adherence to medication and we strongly believe that this will increase quality of life for transplanted patients,” said Francesco Mazzotta, CEO Pilloxa.

“Together Sandoz and Pilloxa go beyond the pill and aim to empower the patients to improve their own outcomes.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Qualcomm announced a partnership with Google to create a reference design and development kit for building Assistant-enabled Bluetooth headphones.

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“As demand for wireless earbuds and headsets grows, so does the need for a platform that elevates the experiences of their users. Our audio solution is designed to do just that: The Qualcomm Smart Headset Reference Design for the Google Assistant is engineered to offer developers the opportunity to experience the functionality supporting simple push-to-talk for the Google service via the Google app running on the phone, which connects to the Google cloud service,” said Qualcomm in its website.

“Manufacturers can then upscale to the Qualcomm Smart Headset Development Kit for the Google Assistant, a comprehensive, customizable development kit designed to include the building blocks needed to create a smart headset which supports Google Assistant, making it simpler for audio manufacturers to start developing straight out of the box.”

The Qualcomm Smart Headset Development Kit is powered by a Qualcomm QCC5100-series Bluetooth audio chip and provides a full reference board for developing new headsets and interacting with the Assistant.

The Qualcomm Smart Headset Reference Design for the Google Assistant provides the following:

• Occluded earbuds with ear interface rubbers available from a third party
• Qualcomm QCC5124 BGA90, 1 in right side
• Flexy rigid PCB design in both sides
• 2 mic Qualcomm cVc noise reduction technology on right side
• 60mA battery per side
• Micro USB charging — right side
• Software binary image — ADK based Stereo Headset application supporting Google Assistant
• Detailed hardware design pack available

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Chris Havell, senior director, product marketing, voice and music at Qualcomm, said “Combined with our Smart Headset Platform, this reference design offers flexibility for manufacturers wanting to deliver highly differentiated user experiences that take advantage of the power and popularity of Google cloud-based services.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Nanusens, a Spain-based nanotechnology company, has surpassed its £200,000 (US$259,833) initial funding target. The funding round is now nearing £350,000 (US$ 454,739) from more than 400 investors. Just six months ago, the company secured €1 million through its previous Crowdcube round.

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Founded in 2014, Nanusens makes smaller sensor chips that are found in mobile phones with a standard manufacturing process widely used in the semiconductor industry, called CMOS. In the next 1-2 years, the company aims to deliver new products that are designed to be lower cost, better performance and reliable, which are key requirements for smartphones and earbuds, reports Crowdfund Insider.

“Nanusens has patent pending technology to solve these challenges. Our competition uses proprietary manufacturing processes, which we believe has limited production capability, higher cost, and uses legacy equipment. This equipment is unable to build submicron feature sizes into the devices, leading to higher cost, bigger size and lower performance. At Nanusens we use an existing standard manufacturing process called CMOS, which is typically used for conventional solid-state chips and therefore do not have any mechanical moving parts inside. By using this process, we benefit from the existing large economy of scale of these fabs, leading to lower cost, smaller size and better performance,” says Nanusens.

The company said its first target is the mobile phone industry and it has added another rapidly growing target, earbuds. “Our first target is the mobile phone industry, which sees around 1.5bn smartphones sold per year. And we have added another rapidly growing target market, earbuds. It is served mainly by the same companies, and requires even smaller chips, which we believe we can do better than anybody else.”

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WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Hearables are in-ear gadgets for listening to music, playing games or medical monitoring. Now, a scientist at Stanford university is discussing hearables that can communicate with the neural signals passing through our ears in order to monitor and interact with our brains.

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Poppy Crum, chief scientist at Dolby Laboratories and an adjunct professor at Stanford University, has been working toward making hearables a technology that is truly empathetic. “The ear is like a biological equivalent of a USB port. It is unparalleled not only as a point for “writing” to the brain, as happens when our earbuds transmit the sounds of our favorite music, but also for “reading” from the brain. Soon, wearable devices that tuck into our ears—I call them hearables—will monitor our biological signals to reveal when we are emotionally stressed and when our brains are being overtaxed,” she says.

Crum envisions 4 scenarios where future generations of hearables will make our lives better, reports IEEE Spectrum.

1. You’re following a basketball game on TV while cooking, but you’re having trouble following the action. Your hearables, in this case, will know where the problem is. It will figure out exactly where you’re trying to direct your attention by pairing the stress increase with variations in the electrical signals created in your ear as you move your eyes.
2. You’re at a restaurant, but the loud music I making it difficult to hold conversations. In this case, your hearables will track your brain waves, determine when you are struggling to hear, and then appropriately adjust the signal-to-noise ratio and directionality of their built-in mics to make it easier for you to understand what people nearby are saying.
3. You’re driving your car with your family in it. Your noisy kids are making it difficult for you to pay attention to the directions in your smartphone. Your hearables will increase the smartphone volume while also instructing the car to adjust seat temperature and airflow – and perhaps start softly playing your favorite music. They even understand your child’s “I need to go potty” as a bathroom request, analyze it to determine its urgency, and decide whether the navigation app should immediately search for the closest rest stop, or look for one near a restaurant—because they also heard your other daughter say she’s hungry.
4. You’ve been wearing a hearable for a few years now. Recently, the device has been detecting specific changes in the spectral quality and patterns of sounds when you speak. After tracking this trend for several months, your hearable suggests that you schedule an appointment with your physician because these changes can correlate with heart disease.

“The benefits of hearables will far outweigh the negatives—and that’s a strong motivation for doing the work needed to sort out the issues of privacy and security. When we do, hearables will constantly and silently assess and anticipate our needs and state of mind while helping us cope with the world around us. They will be our true life partners,” Crum says.

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WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Vitality Group, a global health and wellness company committed to making people healthier, has partnered with 5 new companies to expand its behavior change platform. The partners are: Health Enhancement Systems, Livongo, MoveSpring, Omada Health and SmartDollar.

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“Due to the success of the Gateway program in driving member engagement and health activities, we’re expanding the program for 2019,” said Tal Gilbert, Vitality USA CEO. “In its first year, two-thirds of Vitality clients completed Gateway activities and more importantly, members with an elevated risk factor were 20-25% more likely to participate in relevant Gateway events. By bringing on these additional best-in-class providers, we will go deeper into the clinical setting to support people with chronic conditions.”

As part of the Vitality program, employees receive personalized and dynamic health recommendations and resources specific to their needs in a way that meets them where they are while also providing employers the opportunity to amplify their own benefits and programs. These offerings are supported by Vitality’s proven expertise in behavioral science and incentive strategies to help employees overcome common decision errors, says a press release.

“When employees come to work, they bring their financial problems with them,” said Brian Hamilton, Vice President of SmartDollar. “That stress is real, and it effects productivity, turnover, and healthcare costs. We’re thrilled to team with Vitality Group to reach people who need a proven, step-by-step plan so that they can stop living paycheck-to-paycheck and start saving for their future.”

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Vitality blends smart tech, data, incentives, and behavioral science, to inspire healthy changes in individuals and organizations. The company brings a global perspective through successful partnerships with the smartest insurers and most forward-thinking employers around the world. More than 9 million people in 20 countries engage in the Vitality program.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

Vitality will be part of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10.

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

STMicroelectronics teamed up with Sigfox, Connected Finland and Innovation World Cup® Series for a Developer Workshop on May 15, 2019 at Meeting Park Campus, Helsinki.

From 9:15 AM to 1:00 PM, supported by the companies’ tech experts, you will get a general overview about the STM32 Open Development Environment, insight into Sigfox Technology by Sigfox and Connected Finland, and learn how to connect the ST IoT tracker node to Sigfox back-end. What is more, you will receive tips to advance your solution with the 11^th IoT/WT Innovation World Cup®, and win prizes worth over 500,000 USD including a cash prize of 10,000 Euro.

After the workshop, you will be invited to a networking lunch with tech experts, workshop facilitators and fellow participants.

Participation is free of charge. Each participant will receive a free IoT tracker node kit.

Registration is required. Book now as seats are limited: https://bit.ly/2G9QFSs

Biofourmis, a Singapore-based health-tech startup, has received FDA clearance for its cloud-based software, RhythmAnalytics, which helps healthcare professionals in detecting cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.

The cloud-based software uses enhanced deep learning to detect over 15 types of cardiac arrhythmia with beat-by-beat morphology computation that includes ventricular arrhythmias, ventricular ectopic beats and all non-paced arrhythmias including Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).

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The AI-models were trained using over a million ECG recordings collected using various FDA-cleared ECG monitoring wearables. ECG recordings were collected from patients who have a history of cardiac arrhythmia using ambulatory ECG monitoring devices like the ePatch extended holder monitor from BioTelemetry, which was the same cardiac monitor used in Apple’s heart study, says a press release.

In a recent arXiv paper, the company demonstrated cardiologist-level arrhythmia detection and classification using a novel-deep learning architecture, which was submitted to the FDA to demonstrate clinical evidence in addition to various other clinical trials data. Over 120,000 single-lead ECG episodes were used to train the neural network with over 30 distinctive cardiac arrhythmias. The company demonstrated that RhythmAnalytics outperforms two other similar deep learning systems 2,3 as well as a panel of cardiologists with Sensitivity of 90.8%, Specificity of 98.2% and an overall F1 score of 0.834.

“Comprehensive diagnosis of a patient’s cardiac health requires longer continuous monitoring and full characterization of multiple arrhythmias. We are on a mission of predicting and preventing serious medical events using software-based therapeutic intervention and RhythmAnalytics is an integral part of our Digital Therapeutics platform that would enable prescription of the right dose, to the right patient at the right time,” said Kuldeep Singh Rajput, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Biofourmis. “We are excited about this milestone and look forward to using RhythmAnalytics to enable clinicians to detect a wide range of cardiac arrhythmias and provide appropriate treatment and therapy.”

Biofourmis plans to offer RhythmAnalytics cloud-based API as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to cardiac monitoring organizations to improve accuracy and scalability of their ECG analysis, thereby improving throughput and efficiencies in their cardiac monitoring centers.

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Dr. Maulik Majmudar, cardiologist and a member of Biofourmis’ clinical advisory board, said:

“Diagnostic interpretation of ambulatory ECGs are not only resource intensive but can also carry high rates of diagnostic errors. Given the interest in, and availability of, OTC consumer-focused ECG acquisition devices on the market today, there is a growing need for rapid, automated, and highly accurate interpretation of single-lead ECGs for a wide array of cardiac rhythm disorders. The FDA-cleared RhythmAnalytics platform directly addresses that need.”

Biofourmis also announced its partnership with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in November 2018, where RhythmAnalytics is currently being used to continuously monitor for cardiac arrhythmias and manage patients at home, at Brigham’s Home Hospital Program. The patient numbers have doubled on a month-on-month basis.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Autodesk, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Bioservo, a long-term partner of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference, introduced the next version of Ironhand, the world’s first soft robotic muscle strengthening system. With novel sensor, a new backpack and improved performance, the new Ironhand provides increased robustness, comfort and user-friendliness for the factory workers.

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Ironhand® is Bioservo’s first product targeting professional users aiming to prevent strain injuries. The innovative product merges neuroscience with bionics and robotics and is enhanced with unique digital features. Based on the company’s award-winning patented SEM™ (Soft Extra Muscle) technology, the all-new Ironhand® strengthens the worker’s grip, provides additional endurance and a reduction of effort, says a press release.

Ironhand comprises a lightweight glove with a portable power pack worn like a backpack. It can add up to 80 N to the wearer’s grip within milliseconds. In addition to that, it is equipped with smart data capabilities which makes it possible to digitalize ergonomic risk assessment as well as provide an adaptive performance to the operator over time. At the same time as it supports the wearer, it collects and analyzes data making it possible to evaluate and identify grip intense use cases that run a high ergonomic risk. The wearer is in full control of the system which helps to create a healthy and sustainable work environment.

The system has been developed and tested in collaboration with Fortune 500 companies ensuring that the features and benefits are in line with market demand. The all-new Ironhand is adaptive and intelligent, it imitates and enhances the hands movements, becomes smarter with every use and thereby optimizes the user’s experience.

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“Since the launch of Ironhand®, about a year ago, we have noticed an increasing interest from a large number of industrial players. The technology has continuously been tested and evaluated by our partners and customers to ensure its suitability in meeting the market requirements. We are very pleased to now introduce the all-new Ironhand with its significant improvements aiming to further prevent strain injuries and support the worker,” says Petter Bäckgren, CEO of Bioservo Technologies.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

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Abbott launched a smartphone-compatible next-gen insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) called Confirm Rx™ for more accurate remote monitoring of unpredictable heart rhythm problems. The small paperclip-sized implantable device offers more accurate detection of arrhythmia than traditional devices.

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An arrhythmia is a problem with the rhythm of your heartbeat. The most common type of arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and fast heartbeat. For the 33.5 million people living with atrial fibrillation (AFib)—the most common arrhythmia—many do not even know they have the condition.

The device is inserted just under the skin in the chest above the heart during a quick, minimally invasive outpatient procedure. It is the only ICM on the market that syncs to a smartphone via Bluetooth® and transmits information to the physician to help identify irregular heartbeats quickly. With the mobile app there’s no need for an additional transmitter. This user-friendly health technology is translated in nearly 40 languages, says a press release.

“Through new advances like Abbott’s next generation of Confirm Rx ICM, physicians can act more proactively and efficiently in their treatment approach, and patients can stay engaged and connected,” said Avi Fischer, M.D., medical director of Abbott’s Cardiac Rhythm Management therapies.

Currently available wearables for tracking cardiac arrhythmias have drawbacks when it comes to making a clinical diagnosis. Some require recharging at night while others require some level of interaction by the person to record symptoms. These may cause inaccurate data being delivered.

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“Many of these devices still aren’t leading to an improved diagnosis or solving the key clinical challenges for people at risk,” said Sean Beinart, M.D., a cardiologist with Adventist Healthcare in Rockville, Md. “Like a guardian for heart health, Confirm Rx ICM can relay important data about a person’s heart rhythm through their smartphone and alert their care team to a potentially dangerous heart event. With Abbott’s new technology, I can better identify risk—making it actionable for me and life-changing for my patient.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

Ismene Grohmann, Senior Director Innovation, Diabetes Care at Abbott, will be speaking about how data mosaics can help us better manage chronic diseases at the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10. The 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series is co-located to SEMICON West and topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Garmin has added a new feature for its female users allowing them to track menstrual cycles through Garmin wearables and smartwatches. The new feature gives users the ability to log symptoms and track cycles, and offers up additional context via Garmin Connect, the company’s mobile app. Throughout the month, users will get educational content on subjects like nutrition and training specific to the current phase of their cycle.

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“Garmin has leveraged our unparalleled fitness expertise into a feature that lets active women track their cycle in the same place they tracked their last run,” said Susan Lyman, Garmin vice president of global consumer marketing.

A customized cycle tracking will show whether a cycle is regular, irregular, or transitioning into menopause. Women can track daily physical and emotional symptoms and even add their own notes. Cycle tracking brings awareness to fluctuations in things like sleep, mood, appetite, athletic performance and more. With regular symptom logging, women can begin to predict how they will feel at a given point in their cycle in case they want to adjust their diet or activities. Those with a Connect IQ compatible device also have the option of getting cycle tracking information and discreet period reminders right on the wrist.

“Cycle tracking was developed for women, by Garmin women – from the engineers, to the project managers, to the marketing team. In this way we could ensure that we were authentically addressing a woman’s actual wants and needs,” said Lyman.

Currently, the feature is available to: Forerunner 645 Music, vívoactive® 3, vívoactive 3 Music, fēnix 5 Plus Series.

The menstrual cycle feature will be available soon to: fēnix® 5 Series, fēnix Chronos, Forerunner® 935, Forerunner 945, Forerunner 645, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music.

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Garmin Health is currently sponsoring a research study at The University of Kansas Medical Center to examine how wearables, and the array of biometric data they produce, could potentially assist with menstrual cycle tracking and ovulation prediction.

Garmin Connect is a free online fitness community that allows users to analyze training progress, set and track goals, and share activities with other Garmin Connect users or on social media sites.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Triathlons have really taken off over the years, making it tougher to train for this multisport race. With the proliferation of GPS-enabled devices and better waterproofing, triathletes can now benefit from various smartwatches and fitness trackers designed specifically for them. Here are 6 such wearables for the triathletes this year.

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Wearables for Swimming

Incus Nova

Incus Nova is a swimming wearable for triathletes that’s worn on the upper spine and held in place by the apparel. The wearable combines artificial intelligence and data analytics to improve technique and training in competitive sports. Having engineered each element of the system from the ground up, INCUS provides an elegant data experience that uniquely optimizes quality, speed and efficiency across all processes from data capture to analysis and feedback. The wearable is high-quality sensors found in smartwatches. It tracks your strokes, breaths and kicks on both left and right sides. Nova will cost around $420, when it’s launched at the end of this year.

Moov Now

This lightweight wearable is made not just for swimming, but for running, cycling, cardio, and more. Billed as the most advanced swim tracker, it tracks stroke count, stroke type, lap analysis and recommends ways to improve your technique. Moov Now boasts three times more sensors than basic fitness trackers, providing real-time accuracy. There’s no display – so you’ll have to check your phone afterwards to see how you performed. For all the advanced features, Moov Now comes with a low price of $60 and a long six-month battery life.

Wearables for Running

Garmin Forerunner 935

Designed especially for triathletes and ultrarunners, the Forerunner 935 is loaded with features that combine advanced metric performance with stellar GPS technology. The smartwatch allows you to transition between swimming, running and biking while continuously monitoring your performance. It then analyzes these data to determine heart rate variability, rest times, and other physiological insights. Battery-life is 24 hours in run mode and up to 60 hours in low-power mode. The price starts at $415.

Polar M430

While Polar’s M400 was a best-selling running watch in Europe, its new smartwatch – Polar M430 – is definitely a winner again. The easy-to-use, durable, watch comes with built-in heart rate (HR) monitoring for zone training and continuous HR tracking off the wrist, so you can monitor your resting heart rate and your fitness progress. The watch also has sleep tracking and smart notifications and the benefit of the ever-improving Polar Flow app, which allows you to add smart coaching to your wrist for training.

Wearables for Cycling

Cortex METALYZER® 3B

CORTEX is a Leipzig, Germany-based world market leader in mobile performance testing represented in medical, sports and fitness. The company’s METALYZER 3B is a portable high resolution spiroergometry system with Breath-by-Breath technology. With portable breath-by-breath system, it allows a complete medical analysis of the functionality of a person’s lung, heart and metabolism at rest and under stress. It has Bluetooth® LE for connection to HF, SpO2, power meters and other measuring devices. Internal battery allows a 12-hour running time.

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Garmin Forerunner 935

We picked Garmin Forerunner 935 as a good watch for running, but it’s also a great choice for cycling. This comfortable, lightweight tracker is ready to provide you with quality information. The sensors included are a barometer, altimeter, thermometer, and a built-in GPS. These features make it a great watch to wear when running or cycling. The heart rate monitor allows you to respond to real-time data. Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ are available to connect to external sensors. Although the device is a pricy one, it is well worth the quality and features.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

We all go through days when our brains simply refuse to collaborate. If guzzling down coffee doesn’t help, you might want to try PlatoWork headset. It’s a brain stimulator that is designed to boost your cognition, improve memory, focus and creativity.

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Just put on the headset and use the app to choose between four different modes: Learn, Create, Concentrate and Rethink.

The plug’n play device uses a safe and well-known technology called tDCS – transcranial direct current stimulation, which can increase cognitive functions by sending a weak current through specific regions of the brain. tDCS has been around for more than 20 years, but has been reserved for elite usage in closed settings such as army- and pilot training, and research labs at top universities.

Well over 4000 studies have already demonstrated that tDCS is a safe and effective way to optimize brain activity. Unlike chemical performance enhancers, neurostimulation with tDCS is not associated with any serious adverse effects.

“In my work, I am faced with challenges involving high complexity projects in a very dynamic environment. PlatoWork can help with focus and stress reduction. Furthermore, our industry demands innovation and creativity to be able to stay ahead – and PlatoWork offers technology to help generate creative ideas,” says Ljiljana Harding, Project Management Office Director at Pfizer.

The headset has a slick yet edgy look, from slate black packaging, to the minute details like the bluetooth light indicator being incorporated in the brand Logo. The power button is located inside the clip brackets of the helmet, in such a way to turn the headset on whenever you push the headset on your head.

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The headset comes with sponge pads for contact with the scalp, the headset, a small bottle of saline solution, and a quick start guide that only asks you to download the app. In other words, it does not get any simpler than that.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have shown that existing optical fiber technology could be used to produce microscopic 3D images of tissue inside the body. Published in Science Advances, the technology could pave the way for minimally invasive 3D optical biopsies.

Read more UMich Scientists Develop Wearable Device that Captures Live Bloodborne Cancer Cells

In traditional biopsies tissue is harvested and sent off to a lab for analysis, but optical biopsies will enable clinicians to examine living tissue within the body in real-time.

This new procedure uses ultra-thin microendoscopes to look inside the body for diagnosis or during surgery, but normally produces only two-dimensional images, reports RMIT.

This is a crucial first step towards 3D optical biopsies, to improve diagnosis and precision surgery.

The new technology uses a light field imaging approach to produce microscopic images in stereo vision, similar to the 3D movies that you watch wearing 3D glasses, according to lead author Dr Antony Orth, a Research Fellow in the RMIT node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP).

“Stereo vision is the natural format for human vision, where we look at an object from two different viewpoints and process these in our brains to perceive depth,” said Dr Orth.

“We’ve shown it’s possible to do something similar with the thousands of tiny optical fibers in a microendoscope.

“It turns out these optical fibers naturally capture images from multiple perspectives, giving us depth perception at the microscale.

“Our approach can process all those microscopic images and combine the viewpoints to deliver a depth-rendered visualization of the tissue being examined – an image in three dimensions.”

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The researchers measured the angle of the rays coming into the system, and were able to figure out the 3D structure of a microscopic fluorescent sample using just the information in a single image, explains Professor Brant Gibson, Chief Investigator and Deputy Director of the CNBP.

“So that optical fiber bundle acts like a miniaturized version of a light field camera,” he adds.

“The exciting thing is that our approach is fully compatible with the optical fiber bundles that are already in clinical use, so it’s possible that 3D optical biopsies could be a reality sooner rather than later.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Centre for Process Innovation Limited (CPI), a UK-based science and technology innovation center, is working alongside ItoM Medical BV and Blumorpho to develop a wearable device to treat children with uncontrolled asthma. CPI will use its expertise in printable electronics in the development of this wearable. The companies aim to change asthma treatment by providing sufferers with the opportunity to take control of the disease and create a better life for themselves and their parents.

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Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, with many suffering attacks and emergency hospital visits that lead to a decrease in quality of life and a subsequent increase in healthcare costs, reports Printed Electronics World.

CPI will use its its experience in screen printing, attaching technologies for wearable electronics, and support to take products to pilot manufacture.

Itom will use its innovative surface-ElectroMyoGraphy (sEMG) technology, which, when attached to a flexible printed circuit and connected to the patient via a smart vest, is comfortable for the wearer and easy to operate in the home environment.

Blumorpho will support the complex business needs for the legislative requirements and routes into the medical device market, developing a strong value proposition for the device across many EU healthcare systems.

The project is part of the wider SmartEEs program, which is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program and aims to support companies with the development of new business ideas using flexible electronics technologies. This is being implemented through a Call for Application Experiments, with SmartEEs selecting and supporting 20 Application Experiments aimed at generating business success stories.

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“This is an interesting and exciting project for CPI, bringing together CPI’s conductive printing experience with ItoM Medical’s semi-conductor expertise. The application area is very important and worthwhile, I’m sure it will be welcomed by the parents of children with asthma. The advantage of working through the SmartEEs Project for all parties is that initial demonstrators can be carried out at very low risk. The international collaboration aspect ensures that the end user has access to the most appropriate facilities in Europe,” said Sandy Gunn, Business Development Manager at CPI.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

In a workplace, flammable gases, mists or vapors or combustible dusts may cause hazardous atmosphere. According to both federal law and state law, employers must ensure that they provide a safe working environment for their employees.

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Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and AR technology and products, signed a partnership with power management company Eaton to develop an ATEX intrinsically safe smartglasses to be used in these challenging environments. Vuzix chose Eaton as a partner in this project because of Eaton’s innovation and expertise in intrinsically safe certifications and solutions for harsh and hazardous areas through its Crouse-Hinds series solutions, says a press release.

As a leader in enterprise smart glasses, Vuzix’s expansion into a new market segment will further the company’s position as a leader in wearable enterprise solutions. The ATEX intrinsically safe smart glasses market represents a significant new addressable market for Vuzix that is ripe for innovation and disruption. Eaton is a leading provider of electrical and instrumentation products for harsh and hazardous environments. Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds series solutions are designed to perform to the highest standard of safety and reliability, keep people safe and keep plants running.

The glasses will be fully software and accessory compatible with all existing M-series products, which will make for easy deployment of standard M-Series products right alongside their ATEX certified versions within the corporate infrastructure from IT to HR to the worksite.

“Eaton’s expertise in intrinsically safe certifications and solutions for harsh and hazardous locations bring immediate value to the table towards the creation and rapid development of a Vuzix ATEX certified smart glasses platform,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix. “The joint development between Vuzix and Eaton will leverage the expertise of both organizations to manufacture, market and sell industry leading ATEX certified smart glasses.”

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The smartglasses will be on display in Eaton’s booth #4838 at the 2019 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) from May 6 to 9 at NRG Park in Houston. Utilizing an interactive experience, visitors will learn about this unique, hands-free solution for efficient and accurate access to information, data collection, and communication.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Toronto-based Myant Inc., the world’s first end-to-end textile computing company, and Ryerson University’s FCAD, Canada’s leading creative innovation hub, formed a partnership to create new ideas and applications in the emerging field of textile computing. Dan Herman, VP of Strategy and Partnerships at Myant will be speaking about how textile computing is changing the landscape at the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10.

Through this new partnership, the new Myant Textile Computing lab at FCAD will enable groundbreaking collaborative research across disciplines into new user experiences, advanced textile design, and novel fabrication processes.

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Textile computing is where digital technology becomes a built-in part of fabric, enabling the creation of “smart” clothing or other “smart” textile products that often incorporate sensors or continuous monitoring. Research being conducted in Ryerson labs in textile computing involves everything from controlling sensors built into textiles with brain signals, to using nanomaterials to waterproof clothing, to developing batteries that can be integrated into garments.

“An international leader in the realm of textile computing, Myant is at the forefront of the next wave of industrial and commercial innovation in Canada,” said Charles Falzon, Dean of Ryerson University’s FCAD. “Our students and faculty live at the intersection of design, technology and user experience, and we are excited to work with Myant to unlock new possibilities for the future of human-machine interactions through textile computing.”

As part of the strategic partnership, Ryerson and Myant will work together, along with other public and private partners, towards the establishment of Toronto as the innovation hub for textile computing in Canada and around the world.

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“Ryerson’s interdisciplinary approach makes it a natural partner for Myant and supports our efforts to turn Toronto into the global home for textile computing expertise,” said Tony Chahine, CEO and Founder of Myant. “Together we can help re-energize the cultures of design and manufacturing in Canada by linking innovative ideas and research with industrial production to create solutions that improve the lives of millions.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Microsoft is now the US’ most valuable company, hitting $1 trillion market cap when its shares jumped as much as 5.1% on April 25^th. Expectations are high for the tech sector, after the Nasdaq climbed to an intraday record on the day.

Microsoft made history as the third US company to reach this milestone, following in the footsteps of Apple which achieved this most desired honor last August, while Amazon became the 2nd to reach it in the following month. Both these companies have since dipped below $1 trillion, and the same could be expected of Microsoft eventually.

“The stock needed to hit $130.51 to reach the trillion-dollar mark for the first time. It traded as high as $131.37, though it bounced around throughout the day before closing at $129.15 for a market cap of about $990 billion, reports CNBC.

Analysts found the results positive, and most pointed to the rapid growth in Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing business. Azure’s revenue surged 73%. Microsoft’s commercial cloud business, which includes Azure, grew 41% in the quarter to $9.6 billion.

UBS wrote that the results suggested that “there’s lots more opportunity ahead”, while Evercore ISI raved that Microsoft “should remain a stock for all seasons”.

After regular trading on the day, the tech giant reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.14 per share, excluding certain items, topping the $1.00 estimate of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Revenue climbed 14% to $30.6 billion, exceeding the average estimate of $29.84 billion.

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The tech earnings were kicked off by Microsoft and Facebook, with both companies surpassing expectations. Facebook saw its shares rise more than 6% on Thursday. Amazon reports after the bell, followed by Alphabet and Apple early next week.

“Microsoft is one of the best-positioned companies in tech to capitalize on the growing demand for cloud, even more than Amazon.com,” says Bloomberg Intelligence. “A dominant position in productivity applications should aid 10%-plus sales growth for at least the next two years.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

An AI-powered wearable for remote patient monitoring has received Class II clearance from the FDA for hospital care. The wearable device, developed by Edinburgh, Scotland-based Current Health, continuously and automatically monitors patients to help better determine health trajectory and allows clinicians to intervene earlier.

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Healthcare providers in the U.S. and U.K. are deploying Current to change their patient delivery models from reactive to proactive care to produce better patient outcomes. Current’s approach will help health organizations reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions for patients whose conditions deteriorate after treatment — an expensive and cumbersome clinical burden that costs U.S. hospitals more than $40 billion annually, says a press release.

“The Mount Sinai Health System works with innovative and leading-edge companies like Current to support our commitment to providing world-class patient care. Current’s continuous and proactive monitoring platform has the potential to alert us to patient deterioration faster and give our team data insights they can act on earlier,” said Dr. Scott Lorin, president of Mount Sinai Brooklyn.

Current has the largest real-time physiological data set, making it the most accurate, all-in-one wireless wearable currently approved for use in the EU and U.S. The company’s proprietary algorithms continuously analyze data, along with relevant contextual patient information, to offer actionable and proactive insights into the wearer’s health. It seamlessly integrates with third-party devices to capture additional metrics, building patient-specific digital therapeutics and recommendations.

In the UK, Current is being used by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, which serves a local population of 500,000 people. These two hospitals use Current to remotely monitor patients after discharge. The Current use resulted in a 22% reduction in home visits and fewer hospital readmissions and emergency department visits, which freed up skilled nursing time and helped patients feel safe and secure.

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“At Current, we’re a small team of individuals committed to changing the world through proactive healthcare,” said Christopher McCann, CEO of Current. “Our team worked hard to get here, and it’s just the first step toward monitoring the health of every human being to identify sickness earlier with the goal of saving lives. Today, we’re in the hospital, tomorrow the home, and in the near future, we’ll be everywhere. We are just getting started.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

Many clinical trials get delayed or even cancelled due to problems with patient recruitment. Many patients cannot be recruited because of their locations in relation to the investigation sites. No participant would want to go to the trial location, driving through rush hour traffic to have their blood pressure checked. Large and scattered patient populations for a given trial are often outside of a reasonable commuting distance from a site; hence, they never volunteer.

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However, the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing clinical research. Oracle’s connected medical devices can remotely gather clinical data from patients. Oracle solutions capture and analyze that data to give researchers a real-time view of patient progress.

“Our goal is to simplify adoption of new technologies. For clinical program managers, protocol designers, and therapeutic leads, our concept is to simplify choosing the right wearable/sensor/app/ source(s) that make sense for their trials and rapidly move into patient recruitment mode,” reports Oracle.

Each clinical trial participant wears a connected mHealth sensor with a unique identifier. The device remotely and continuously collects real-world patient data, such as blood pressure and blood glucose levels, and then sends the information, via Bluetooth, to the patient’s mobile device. From there, the data is routed through Oracle Health Sciences mHealth Connector Cloud Service, an enterprise-class, highly secure, scalable, integration platform that aggregates, summarizes, and disseminates the targeted data into Oracle Health Sciences InForm or Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench (DMW).

This single platform reduces the number of technical integration points, optimizes third-party vendor interactions, and simplifies the way clinical trial teams can embrace new methods as part of a digital trial program.

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“We at Oracle Heath Sciences are very excited about this new platform, and the opportunity it provides for the industry to embrace remote patient monitoring and virtual trial methodologies at scale across all clinical trials. We look forward to sharing more of our vision for digital trials with you,” says Oracle.

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19

The performance of our working memory deteriorates as we age. As we get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to form new memories and hold on to them. Now researchers at Boston University have shown that it is possible to improve memory in older folks. They used external electric stimulation to give 70-year-olds the memory abilities of 20-year-olds.

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In a groundbreaking study published April 2019 in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, and BU doctoral researcher John Nguyen demonstrated that electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s so that their performance on memory tasks is indistinguishable from that of 20-year-olds, reports Boston University.

For their study, the researchers recruited two groups of individuals: one group consisted of people in their 20s, and the people in the other group were in their 60s and 70s.

The researchers asked both groups to perform a series of memory tasks that required them to view an image, and then, after a brief pause, to identify whether a second image was slightly different from the original.

At baseline, the young adults were much more accurate at this; they significantly outperformed the older group. However, when the older adults were given 25 minutes of mild stimulation through scalp electrodes and personalized to their individual brain circuits, the difference between the two groups vanished. What’s more encouraging is that the memory boost lasted at least to the end of the 50-minute time window after stimulation – the point at which the experiment ended.

The researchers explained this technique by looking at two mechanisms that allow working memory to function properly: coupling and synchronization.

“Coupling occurs when different types of brain rhythms coordinate with one another, and it helps us process and store working memories. Slow, low-frequency rhythms—theta rhythms—dance in the front of your brain, acting like the conductors of an orchestra. They reach back to faster, high-frequency rhythms called gamma rhythms, which are generated in the region of the brain that processes the world around us,” explained Boston University.

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“Meanwhile, synchronization—when theta rhythms from different areas of the brain synchronize with one another—allows separate brain areas to communicate with one another. This process serves as the glue for a memory, combining individual sensory details to create one coherent recollection. As we age, our theta rhythms become less synchronized and the fabric of our memories starts to fray.”

“We showed that the poor performers who were much younger, in their 20s, could also benefit from the same exact kind of stimulation,” said Reinhart. “We could boost their working memory even though they weren’t in their 60s or 70s.”

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco on July 9-10

The most innovative wearables event will be back on July 9-10 in beautiful San Francisco at SEMICON West to celebrate the 34th edition of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. Topics include data analytics in professional sports, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation with wearables, the future of digital health, medication and adherence, smart patches, workflow optimization and workforce safety and much more – featuring international leaders and experts of the wearables industry´s biggest names including Abbott, Datwyler, Kopin, Maxim Integrated, Multek, NFLPA, Omron, SharkDreams, Qualcomm, Viewpointsystem and many more. Register now to be part of #WTUS19