How read-only wearable tech is giving way to devices that actively change your body state

A new generation of health devices is arriving, and it is prompting fresh questions about what a read-only wearable actually does compared with newer devices that intervene in the ...

Read-only wearable devices vs. read-write systems: How insulin pumps and more rewrite body signals

Now a new generation of devices is trying to do something the read-only wearable never could, talk back to the body.
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People on Ozempic-style drugs quietly started moving less, a Fitbit study found

Adults who started taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as semaglutide logged fewer daily steps and less time exercising ...

Can the Fitbit Air Compete with the Whoop Band and the Oura Ring?

Google's new minimalist $100 Fitbit Air offers plenty of health and fitness data, without the pricey subscription of an Oura Ring or Whoop band.

Your nervous system is like a gym. Biofeedback wearables are helping measure and train stress response

"Biofeedback helps you make slight changes in your body, such as relaxing muscles, to help relieve pain or reduce tension." ...
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Social impact startups have pitch night at CIC

Cambridge Innovation Center's competition produced two winners: One company helps burn victims, another has an app for period management.
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All of Us tests a new approach to collect real-world data for research

The NIH All of Us Research Program has secured thousands of electronic medical records through an innovative use of patient ...

988's LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention ...
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After consistent health struggles, former Duke decathletes found startup to help athletes predict injuries

Meet Ewan Bradley, Stuart Bladon and Michael Bennett, the co-founders of Jeani — a movement intelligence technology that ...

These are the best Prime Day deals on health wearables that I’d recommend before they sell out

Prime Day has dropped prices on some of the best health wearables, including Fitbit trackers, Oura Ring 4, Apple Watch Series 11, Galaxy Watch 8, and more.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean

Greece has launched a cash incentive for fishermen to catch toxic silver-cheeked toadfish as the invasive species spreads ...

A 22-Year-Old Just Raised $11.6 Million To Read Women’s Hidden Hormone Signals

A 22-year-old Stanford grad raised $11.6M to build a wearable that infers hormone levels from your wrist. Can inference ...