Tag: Elderly
Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Multi-Joint, Personalized Wearable Soft Exosuit
Engineers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard SEAS have developed smart textile-based soft robotic exosuits that could...
DFree Wearable Device for Urinary Incontinence Launches in US
San Diego, CA-based Triple W has launched its new wearable device for urinary incontinence in the US. The device called DFree helps users predict...
Wearable Accelerometers Can Predict Seniors’ Risk of Falling, Says Study
The most common cause of injury in older adults is fall, which can create ongoing health problems. However, it’s usually after the fall that...
Why the ECG in the New Apple Watch May Not Be So Great After...
Apple's heart-rate monitor is meant to give people warnings if their heart rate goes too high or low and let them take a readout...
Apple Watch 4 Fall Detection Turned Off by Default, Here’s How to Turn it...
Apple Watch Series 4 sales kicked off last week, after a flurry of reviews and a week of preorders. The tech giant made a...
Canadian City Launches Project Lifesaver Which Uses Wearable Tech to Find Missing People
Greater Sudbury, a city in Ontario, Canada, is turning to wearable technology to search and find missing people, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease and...