AI develops human medicine
Published in AI
Friday, 14 February 2020 09:38

AI develops human medicine


Human trials have begun

A medicine developed by artificial intelligence may be used to treat patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Medical apps too wide open
Published in IoT
Monday, 14 October 2019 11:43

Medical apps too wide open


Sharing too much data 

A study in the British Medical Journal that looked at 24 of the 100s of medical apps available on Google Play found that 79 percent pass all sorts of user info -- including sensitive medical info like your reported symptoms are and which medications you are taking in some cases -- on to third and fourth parties

Online trolls are killing off research into their illness
Published in News


Darwin at work

Organised online protests chronic fatigue syndrome research are scaring researchers out of studying the disease.

FLIR One PRO turns up the heat
Published in Reviews
Tuesday, 26 December 2017 22:13

FLIR One PRO turns up the heat


Quick review: Check out your central heating dot com

Thermal imaging was beyond the pockets of most people not so long ago, but it's becoming more affordable and here we review a device which plugs into the USB Type C socket or a Micro USB socket on your smartphone or tablet and is driven by a downloadable Android or iPhone app.

Apple turns to medicine
Published in News
Thursday, 13 April 2017 10:31

Apple turns to medicine


What could possibly go wrong?

Now that Apple’s iPhone cash cow is looking decidedly unwell, it appears that the Fruity Cargo Cult thinks that it can reinvent itself as a medical instrument maker.