strokes
AI
Zeit’s early warning wearable for sleep strokes could save hours and lives
10:09 am PDT • August 25, 2021
Those at risk are always vigilant for the signs of a stroke in progress, but no one can be vigilant when they’re sleeping, meaning thousands of people suffer “wake-up strokes”…
Startups
BrainQ raises $40M to transform stroke patient rehabilitation with its home therapy device
4:01 am PDT • August 16, 2021
If you injure your elbow, surgery can help. If you lose a leg, prostheses are available. But problems within the brain are more difficult to treat, and for stroke victims,…
Hardware
Making wearables matter: Blood pressure monitoring could be the tipping point
2:00 pm PDT • July 11, 2019
Blood pressure may not be sexy, but it’s a universally understood and clinically central measurement. I believe the application that will make wearables matter is automated blood pressure monitoring.
Hardware
Robotic Device Helps Paralyzed Stroke Victims Regain Dexterity
9:41 am PDT • September 7, 2010
It’s always good to see robotics applied to real-life problems. This time, we can show you the brain child of a team of researchers at Japan’s Kinki University (that’s really…