Health and wellbeing
This smartwatch tech will detect whether you're happy, sad or anxious
Emotion-sensing software could work as a 'social coach'What if your smartwatch could detect exactly how you're feeling? Researchers at MIT...
This brain-reading cap lets locked-in syndrome patients have conversations
Infrared light sees the difference between 'yes' and 'no'This is pretty incredible. Patients with locked-in syndrome, who are totally paralysed...
Lys is the light sensor your circadian rhythm will thank you for wearing
We speak to Christina Blach Petersen about her bright light missionFor the past 24 hours, I've been obsessed with how...
Week 3: Mike's food tracking diary: The struggle is real
I'm already losing that logging feeling…So this is my second week of food tracking and after last week's measurement hell...
What doctors actually want to know from your health trackers
More than they're getting now, that's for sureOne day, your fitness tracker will start vibrating, and you'll look down to...
Wearable baby monitors do more harm than good says medical study
Devices that monitor infant vitals deemed not safeConnected baby monitors that can track your little one's vitals have been deemed...
Five connected design concepts to help us grow old with sci-fi flair
New Old exhibition serves up fresh wearable, smart clothing and home ideasFor an exhibition about ageing, the Design Museum's New...
Week 2: Mike's food tracking diary - I'm in measurement hell
My first week getting to grips with counting caloriesIn case you missed my week 1 explainer, I've decided to start...
The smart nicotine patch that could help smokers quit
We find out how Chrono Therapeutics' wearable worksI bought a vape stick in December 2015 to curb my social smoking...
Lumo is opening up its secret tech so others can build interesting wearables
Expect clothes, jewellery and medical devicesFitness and posture wearables company Lumo Bodytech has announced it's opening up its technology to...
Smart body armour could soon detect soldiers' brain injuries
Measuring blasts through sensorsWhile you're probably not experiencing many explosions in your day-to-day life, medics working within the military may...
Vital sign: How VivaLnk plans to bring medical-grade data to the masses
It started with a tattoo...Wearable health tech is currently in a transition, as it moves from checking our steps and...
Bactrack's wearable will tell you how drunk you are
CES 2017: And it won't get in the wayWe've all been there. You're a couple of rum and cokes into...
Withings made a smart hairbrush that criticises your cack-handed technique
CES 2017: At least mullet overHas there ever been a moment during your morning routine, while parting your luscious locks,...
QardioCore medical-grade ECG chest strap wants to monitor your heart health
CES 2017: Health tech at the show gets seriousA niche in potentially life-saving heart monitoring wearables has opened up and...
Shock, vibrate or slowly wake: Can a wearable make you a morning person?
We explore whether the way tech wakes us up has an impact on our sleep and moodThere are many, many...
Safilo smartglasses coming to CES: Dior, Fendi & Hugo Boss frames on the cards
The glasses maker taps up the team behind the Muse headbandPost-Google Glass, we have another reimagining of what smartglasses can...
Sleep, stress and calories: Here's what people want to track automatically
CCS Insight's new findings give us hints of what to expect in 2017The top three metrics people want to be...
AliveCor boss Vic Gundotra: This is the kind of heart data that might save your life
The ex-Google SVP talks us through the Kardia Band for Apple WatchWhile most Apple Watch owners will realise that their...
BodyCap is sending health monitoring wearables up into space
e-Tact smart patch is helping to monitor astronaut's vitalsBodyCap, the startup behind the smart electronic pill that measures core body...