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June 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/adlensfocuss-eyeglasses-adjustable-focus/38181/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/adlensfocuss-eyeglasses-adjustable-focus/38181/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/adlensfocuss.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A few years ago, UK-based Adlens developed self-adjustable glasses designed to let those in the developing world dial in their ideal magnification level – no optometrist required. Now the company is bringing the technology to the developed world as an alternative to bifocals. Instead of looking through a different area of the lenses (and tilting your head forward and back) to switch from near to far objects, the magnification of the AdlensFocuss glasses is adjusted by a small dial on the arm.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/adlensfocuss-eyeglasses-adjustable-focus/38181/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38177"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38177"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/viatom-checkme-measures-six-vital-signs-in-20-seconds-ce-week/38177/">Viatom CheckMe measures six vital signs in 20 seconds</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/viatom-checkme-measures-six-vital-signs-in-20-seconds-ce-week/38177/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/viatom-checkme-measures-six-vital-signs-in-20-seconds-ce-week/38177/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bodimetrics.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p><em></em>In a nod to <em>Star Trek's</em> Dr McCoy, Viatom has shown a device it bills as a "real medical tricorder" at this week's Consumer Electronics show in New York City. The handheld CheckMe is designed to provide fast readouts of several vital signs as well as tracking patient progress in both clinical and home settings.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/viatom-checkme-measures-six-vital-signs-in-20-seconds-ce-week/38177/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38175"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38175"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/oura-sleep-fitness-tracking-ring/38175/">Oura ring watches you while you sleep</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/oura-sleep-fitness-tracking-ring/38175/pictures"> 17 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/oura-sleep-fitness-tracking-ring/38175/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/oura-ring.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Sleep and activity monitors have a lot of advantages, but aesthetics often isn't one of them. Many look like exactly what they are and even ones that are incorporated discretely in watches aren't very popular with people who don't want to wear watches in bed. Billed as the "world’s first wellness ring," the Ōura ring takes a sleep and activity monitor and hides it inside a piece of finger jewelry that makes the technology unobtrusive and unself-conscious.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/oura-sleep-fitness-tracking-ring/38175/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38167"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38167"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/smart-insulin-patch/38167/">Smart patch to take pain and hassle out of insulin injections</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/" rel="author">Darren Quick</a> - June 23, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/smart-insulin-patch/38167/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/smart-insulin-patch/38167/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/insulin-patch.jpeg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>According to the International Diabetes Federation, 387 million people around the world suffer from diabetes, with this number expected to rise to 592 million by 2035. That adds up to a lot of blood sugar checks, diet watching and insulin shots, but researchers in the US have developed a patch that could revolutionize how the disease is managed. The patch contains of more than 100 microneedles, each automatically secreting insulin into the bloodstream when required.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/smart-insulin-patch/38167/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38103"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38103"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/electrospinning-nanofibers-health-food-supplements/38103/">Electrospun nanofibers may make for better delivery of healthfood supplements</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author">Nick Lavars</a> - June 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/electrospinning-nanofibers-health-food-supplements/38103/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/electrospinning-nanofibers-health-food-supplements/38103/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/electrospinning-foodstuffs.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Packing food with nutrients, vitamins and other supplements to improve our health sounds like a simple enough idea, but protecting them as they pass through the digestive system isn't all that easy. While various methods have been employed to encase compounds for more effective delivery, a new technique is showing great promise as a means of keeping them intact. Scientists claim that coating the ingredients in nanofibers created through a process called electrospinning can provide a better safeguard, and could lead to delivery of improved health supplements. </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/electrospinning-nanofibers-health-food-supplements/38103/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38091"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38091"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/stimband-parkinsons-headwear-electrical-treatment/38091/">Brain-zapping headwear designed to treat Parkinson's</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/richard-moss/" rel="author">Richard Moss</a> - June 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/stimband-parkinsons-headwear-electrical-treatment/38091/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/stimband-parkinsons-headwear-electrical-treatment/38091/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/stimband-parkinsons-headwear-electrical-treatment.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A team of graduate students at Johns Hopkins University has created a prototype device that delivers non-invasive brain stimulation to sufferers of Parkinson's disease. The brain-zapping headwear, dubbed STIMband, helps to reduce the severity of symptoms without requiring a visit to a hospital or doctor's office.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/stimband-parkinsons-headwear-electrical-treatment/38091/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38017"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38017"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/leanchair-leaning-standing-desk/38017/">LeanChair makes a stand against sitting (or standing)</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> - June 16, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/leanchair-leaning-standing-desk/38017/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/leanchair-leaning-standing-desk/38017/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/leanchair-leaning-standing-desk.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Sitting for long periods, it turns out, is not good for your health. Unfortunately, though, standing has its own problems ... like being uncomfortable. The LeanChair offers a middle ground, reducing the risks associated with sitting and taking some of the standing weight off your legs.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/leanchair-leaning-standing-desk/38017/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37822"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37822"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/health/"> — Health and Wellbeing </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/antibiotic-free-animal-infections-protection/37822/">Antibiotic-free method to protect animals from common infections</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 4, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/antibiotic-free-animal-infections-protection/37822/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839/http://www.gizmag.com/antibiotic-free-animal-infections-protection/37822/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627032839im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/uw-antibiotic.jfif" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p></p>A herd of cattle or a flock of chickens may appear very bucolic, but they're actually ground zero for an ongoing arms race between scientists and disease-causing bacteria. Antibiotics have been a major weapon in the fight against animal infection, but they've also sparked evolutionary forces that create drug-resistant bacteria that render those very antibiotics ineffective, posing a major risk to animals and humans alike. 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