❤️ Health Tech
Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.
🦠 One-minute coronavirus breath test invented in Israel
You breathe into a hand-held device that within one minute tells if you have the coronavirus.
💉 First peer-reviewed trial showing that a COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies to the virus
The race to find a vaccine against COVID-19 has taken a big step forward. the first experiment that has undergone a peer review has shown that vaccines produce antibodies against the virus.
🌟 Both headsets and glasses in focus when Apple develops its own AR products
Will Apple succeed in another product category? This time in the AR area. Both headsets and glasses are currently being developed.
😷 Face mask in nine languages
Not surprisingly, more and more advanced protective masks are emerging in the market. A fun example is this language translation innovation from Japan.
💁♀️ Toxic substances are cleaned from the brain as we sleep
A combination of lower brain activity and decreased blood flow during deep sleep creates an increased flow of spinal cord fluid in the brain - it helps clear away toxic substances.
👁 Red light improves vision
By looking at a red light in the wavelength 600 - 1000 nm for three minutes a day, age-related impairment of vision can not only be stopped but even reversed.
🧫 Researchers discover biomarker found in half of all cancers
Researchers at Duke National University in Singapore have discovered a biomarker in the form of a protein that helps predict the behavior of many cancers.
⌚ Self-adhesive film turns smart watches into a medical laboratory
A self-adhesive film can make smart watches much more advanced when it comes to measuring the health of the user.
🩹 3D printing directly on organs revolutionizes medical treatment and control
New technology that makes it possible to 3D print medical equipment directly on moving organs, such as lungs, has the potential to revolutionize the treatment and control of injuries.