Tag - Wearable

Wearable Device for Emotion Detection Works Like a Mood Ring for the Face

The device could be voluntarily worn by patients who realize they are at risk of conditions such as depression and anxietyYangbo Yuan / Penn StateIt’s common for patients to conceal their true feelings, either from their caregivers or even themselves. A new experimental facial "sticker" aims to help with this by detecting and transmitting...

FDA Approves the First Prescription Wearable for Low Bone Density

Osteoboost, a wearable device that delivers vibrations to the hips and spine to treat low bone density, has become the first medical device of its type to receive FDA approvalBone Health TechnologiesThe FDA has given its approval to a wearable belt, the first non-drug prescription medical device, that administers targeted vibrations to the spine...