Goodmind mushrooms promises to enhance brain activity

A new range of adaptogen products claims to reduce stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

Fitbit’s Father’s Day fitness guide

Fitbit has provided a list of potential Father’s Day gifts that can help dads keep track...

Low-Tech – Just what the doctor ordered

Medical equipment that can be manufactured and maintained at a low cost could be the key...

Artificial skin can feel ‘pain’

Engineers have developed a skin based on ‘synaptic' transistors, which mimics the brain’s neural pathways, ideal...

Apple updates software for users with disabilities

Apple this week previewed innovative features that offer users with disabilities new tools for navigation, health,...

Now for plug-and-play organs

Major advance from a Columbia Engineering team demonstrates the first multi-organ chip made of engineered human...

Has your phone got the flu?

The FluBot malware has caused mayhem on Android devices because it uses messages that are easily...

Extremely quiet fans can improve our health

A new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has identified and eliminated the harmful noise...

Your text data will show if you suffer from PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder is often masked by our coping mechanisms, but machine learning may offer a...

Coffee could detect brain waves

Coffee lovers won't be surprised to hear that their essential beverage has a property that could...

Children’s health fears due to rise in screen time

A new study shows that children’s digital screen time has increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Huawei goes running

The Watch GT 3 series introduces several innovations, including Huawei’s first smartwatch designed for runners.

Fitbit recalls Ionic smartwatch – warns of burn danger

In an unprecedented move, the fitness monitoring device maker has recalled a device because of an...

Health tech will redefine 2022

Society is being reshaped through technology, and nowhere more than in health, going by the trends...

CES 2022: Wearables led consumer technology growth

According to the global GfK Consumer Life study, 43% of people actively searched for products and...

Partnership key to telehealth

Remote Doctors 4 Africa (RD4A), a telehealth start-up, is forging partnerships across the continent to deliver...

Gadget of the Week: The new watch word

As smartwatches overtake activity bands, Huawei is staying ahead of the innovation curve, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK

Wearable market shifts from activity to smarts

Global shipments for wearables grew 9.9% during the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) reaching 138.4 million...

Homegrown software helped SA detect Omicron variant

An online software platform developed by Hyrax Biosciences, a company that spun out of the University...

ECG comes to Fitbit Charge 5

Finally, health authorities have given the green light to a Fitbit feature that will alert users...