Health and wellbeing
Anti-ageing wearables: The future skincare devices to keep you looking young
Meet the youth-enhancing tech set to shake up the beauty industryBotox, fillers and industrial-strength chemical peels, make some space. Poised...
Empatica Embrace seizure detecting wearable starts shipping
This stylish smart band tracks stress and sleep tooIt's a few months late but Empatica's seizure and stress detecting Embrace...
Triggerfish smart contact lens all set to tackle glaucoma
Google is not alone in its quest to connect the eyeSwiss startup Sensimed has been given the green light by...
Wearables vs killer diseases: Is technology winning the fight?
From Zika and malaria to cancer, how wearables can protect and even treat usThere are no vaccines, no population immunity...
Rythm Dreem headband promises you'll sleep better wearing it
Rythm CEO talks about the sleep improving headbandA good night's sleep is an essential ingredient for a healthy life. It...
Alex posture tracker first look: The wearable that wants to end 'text neck'
MWC 2016: Fix your bad form from the neck, not the backPosture tracking wearables aren't exactly new, but Namu believes...
Personal genome testing: The ultimate quantified self
Taking personal metrics to the next level with genealogical DNA home-kitsI'm 55.6% British and Irish, my earwax type is 'wet'...
Nintendo is putting its sleep tracker to bed
Non wearable device will not be levelling up shut-eye anytime soonNintendo has decided to put the brakes on plans to...
Graphene’s next trick: Building artificial skin interfaces and health sensors
The super material could shake up the future of bionics and health trackingWonder material graphene could soon be used to...
The NHS is getting ready to trial Diabetes Digital Coach wearables in England
Patients in the West of England will be the first to try the techThe UK's National Health Service is getting...
This man's prosthetic arm is gesture controlled with a Myo armband
Does Johnny Matheny have the ultimate wearable?The Myo armband has been used to allow a man named Johnny Matheny to...
#Trending: Health platforms and wearables finally make sense
The steady rise of those alternative places to store your health and fitness dataFitness trackers and motion sensor-packing smartwatches have...
Pebble Health wants you to ditch your fitness tracker
Native activity and sleep tracking comes to Pebble Time smartwatches from todayPebble Health, its own activity and sleep tracking platform,...
Meet MIT's temperature sensing, medicine delivering Band-Aid of the future
This smart wound dressing is stretchy and stickyMIT has reinvented the plaster, or Band Aid, or whatever you call it....
Panic button: How wearable tech and VR are tackling the problem of panic attacks
Experiments in bringing anxiety apps and breathing techniques closer to the actionPanic attacks suck. They can make you feel like...
Why does health and fitness tracking lead to success for some and failure for others?
Knowledge is power but it's not enough to get you fit and healthyI recently spent two weeks tracking my calorie...
A beginner's guide to MyFitnessPal
Set goals, sync up your wearable and start tracking your, well, everythingThere are plenty of apps designed to make calorie...
Playbrush makes tooth brushing a game
Your kids will love this toothbrush, and so will your dentistGetting your child to develop a healthy teeth brushing routine...
Why the EU's health data plans could be bad news for the quantified self
If you track your health and lifestyle, you need to get interested in regulation statEuropeans might not be as crazy...
Wearables need to look beyond calories to really help us live better
There's more to healthy eating than calories in and outConsume less calories to lose weight and more to gain weight....