HelpAround http://helparound.co, the creator of Diabetes Helpers peer-to-peer support network has just launched “Alert”, the first health app to act in real-time on incoming Apple HealthKit data. When used on an Apple iOS device, access is granted to HealthKit’s blood glucose data. (more…)
NATE & MaRS Collaborating
The National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE) http://nate-trust.org and MaRS Discovery District in Toronto www.marsdd.com have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The plan is to collaborate on projects that accelerate access to personal use of healthcare data by patients in the U.S. and Canada. The collaboration will involve projects and initiatives related to health data liberation. (more…)
$28 Million to Study ASD
Government, non-profits, and other private partners are funding a multi-year project to develop and improve clinical research tools to study Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The project will receive a total of $28 million over the next four years to test and measure social impairment in ASD to enable professionals to do a better job evaluating potential behavioral and drug therapies. (more…)
Devices to Study the Brain
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) http://nsbri.tamu.edu has announced that a study is underway in Germany to research the effects of simulated spaceflight conditions on brain physiology. NSBRI has a team of American neurologists and scientists conducting a pilot demonstration experiment at “envihab” a newly built specialized facility of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10002 located in Cologne Germany. (more…)
Mobile Tech Powering Clinical Trials
To help ensure accurate data capture in clinical trials, more and more companies are using mobile technology to power their clinical trials. To do this, they need a secure, reliable resource to seamlessly collect, capture, and transfer data. (more…)
UM: Wearable Fluid Status Sensor
A wearable sensor being developed at the University of Michigan (UM) www.engin.umich.edu may be able to provide doctors with the first simple, portable, non-invasive way to measure fluid status which is the volume of blood coursing through a patient’s blood vessels at any given time. (more…)
Partnership Bringing Expertise to China
USARAD Holdings Inc. www.usarad.cn a telemedicine and radiology services provider, has signed a partnership agreement with Chunyu www.chunyu.me , the largest mobile health platform in China. This agreement comes at a critical time as China is in the midst of healthcare reform aimed at delivering high quality healthcare to the Chinese population. (more…)