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How I Optimized My Sleep With Technology
As a data geek, I have been quantifying my health for over a decade, measuring different aspects of my life in order to improve it. Although it has been a long process, I also managed to optimize my sleep with technology. Are you curious, how?  For years, I was frustrated by the quality of my sleep. One day, I would wake up refreshed after just 6 hours of sleep, but another I spent fatigued, even after getting the “recommended” 8 hours of shuteye. Given how important proper sleep is to brainpower, health and overall well-being, I wanted to optimize how I slept through the nights. As many struggle to get a good night...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 21, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: TMF Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers gc3 health trackers Medicine personalized Personalized medicine sleep technology wearables Source Type: blogs

Millennials And Their Views About Living a Healthy Life: Survey Results
Millennials are more prone to health issues than their parents and more eager to urge others to change their habits to live a healthier life. These are just some of the findings of a survey about health attitudes, the result of the first collaboration between me and a talented, curious high-school student. I believe it is the beginning of a beautiful friendship… Who are the millennials? Millennials are born between 1980 and 2000, they have grown up in a time of rapid change ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall, through the spread of globalized economy represented by the shared service centers in Bangalore to the rise...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 16, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers gc3 health technology healthy lifestyle millennials Personalized medicine social media survey wearables Source Type: blogs

New Technologies Will Save You Time For a Healthier Life
In the future, technology will reduce the time spent on driving, household activities, shopping and consuming television or online content constantly. And you could easily spend the extra time for taking care of your health more. Let me show you some mind-opening statistics! We could gain one hour every day for our health through technology When people see me presenting health trackers and wearables in my use, they often ask me how I have time for measuring my health. It is true that I’m quite an avid health tracker. Previously, I have described how I track sleep and stress or how you could live healthier with the help o...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 14, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine automation driverless car gc3 Healthcare healthier life Innovation robotics shopping sleep social media trackers wearables Source Type: blogs

11 New Jobs in the Future of Healthcare and Medicine – Part II.
The question is not whether disruptive technologies will transform the healthcare job market, but rather how and when will it happen. Healthcare navigators, augmented/virtual reality operation planners and nanomedicine engineers in the second part of my article series about future jobs in healthcare. As I am certain that the huge waves of technological change transform the medical professional palette; based on the current and prospective trends in digital health technologies I envisioned what potential new professions could appear in our lives. Don’t miss the first part of the list! If you have an idea about another...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 8, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine artificial intelligence augmented reality brain-computer interface cyborg gamification gc4 Health Innovation nanotechnology Personalized medicine psychology robotics virtual reality Source Type: blogs

10+1 Commandments For Companies Developing Wearable Health Trackers
Throughout the last couple of years, I have tested and used about 40 devices and gadgets that measure health parameters or vital signs. Here are my advices for companies and start-ups eager to develop wearable health trackers. I use a dozen health trackers to live a healthy life on a daily basis. Even before the #wearable revolution started to unfold – just as I described in The Guide to the Future of Medicine -, I used data in an Excel spreadsheet to know more about my health and boost my motivation. Nowadays, it is unimaginable for me to go out for a run without measuring data. Therefore I thought it’s high...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 7, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: TMF Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers future gc2 Medicine technology wearable Source Type: blogs

Immoral Uses of Biotechnology — Even With Good Intentions — Are Nevertheless Evil
I admit it. I have been MIA in the blogging world for the past six months.Mea culpa.There is a good reason. I am working in a neurobiology lab at the local university. We are researching ways to stop or slow the progression of Alzheimer ' s and other neurodegenerative disorders. I love it. After a decade of doom and gloom writing about the out-of-control biotechnology sector, I needed a change. One where I was actively contributing to positive research.I haven ' t totally abandoned writing though. Here is a teaser from my latest at theNational Catholic Register:I ’ve spent the last decade writing and speaking about t...
Source: Mary Meets Dolly - February 6, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs

10 New Jobs in the Future of Healthcare and Medicine – Part I.
Disruptive technologies will transform the healthcare job market. Although some tasks and positions will become obsolete, new medical professions will gain ground. Organ designers, robot companion technicians and telesurgeons in the first part of our article series. Profession re-design: in progress As in the era of the various Industrial Revolutions, many people are currently afraid that robots and artificial intelligence will take their jobs. It is without doubt that disruptive technologies are changing healthcare, medicine and pharma, as well as the way we gather medical information or how we interact with medical profe...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 2, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine artificial intelligence cryonics deep learning driverless car healthcare jobs Innovation medical drones Personalized medicine robotics technology telehealth Source Type: blogs

4 Trends Shaping The Future Of Medical Events
I have attended literally hundreds of conferences and events that were devoted to medicine and healthcare, however several seemed to be boring and outdated. How come medical event organizers do not make the most out of digital technology; and do not follow the ever changing needs of patients and doctors? Read on to learn the 4 key ways to catapult any medical event into the 21st century. When I arrive at a conference or panel talk, I always hope to take part in a vibrant conversation and come away with insights about realizing the future of medicine. But most events were chock full of boring speeches delivered in front ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: manager Tags: Empowered Patients Social media in Healthcare Virtual Reality in Medicine digital technology gc4 Health 2.0 medical event patient empowerment Source Type: blogs

Top Artificial Intelligence Companies in Healthcare to Keep an Eye On
The field of medical AI is buzzing. More and more companies set the purpose to disrupt healthcare with the help of artificial intelligence. Here, I collected the biggest names currently on the market ranging from start-ups to tech giants to keep an eye on in the future. Artificial Intelligence has to and will redesign healthcare No one doubts that artificial intelligence has unimaginable potential. Within the next couple of years, it will revolutionize every area of our life, including medicine. Although many have their fears and doubts about AI taking over the world, Stephen Hawking even said that the development of full ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 31, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Healthcare Design AI big data digital health drug development GC1 genetics healthcare companies Innovation medical imaging Personalized medicine pharma Source Type: blogs

The One Year Excel Spreadsheet Experiment That Changed My Lifestyle
Exactly twenty years ago, I felt the need to change my lifestyle for having better health on the long run. As I am hooked on data, I created a system in a simple excel spreadsheet to monitor my vital signs and my progress towards my set of goals. Let’s, peak into it! Lifestyle change starts with a piece of paper I’m quite an avid health tracker. In some previous articles, I have described how I track sleep and stress or how you could live healthier with the help of technology. You would think that I started tracking my vital parameters, when sensors got to the market. I have to disappoint you: trackers and wearables we...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers data digital excel gc3 healthy lifestyle personalized technology wearables Source Type: blogs

The First Medical Tricorder? The Big Viatom CheckMe Pro Review
The Viatom CheckMe promises to bring the medical tricorder to life by measuring ECG, blood oxygen level, body temperature, step count and many other health parameters. Let’s see how it works in practice! One step closer to science fiction I believe you already know I’m a huge fan of science fiction. For the record, I just finished a course at the Harvard Extension School focusing on science fiction, society and other ethical questions and I was over the moon for getting an A. Anyway, for years I was mesmerized by the medical tricorder used in the fantastic Star Trek series. Dr. McCoy just used his device to scan a pati...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 24, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers digital future gc3 Health 2.0 health trackers Innovation Personalized medicine review technology viatom viatom checkme pro wearable Source Type: blogs

Faculty: Microbiologist tenure track Ensenada CICESE Mexico
MICROBIOLOGIST TENURE-TRACK POSITION The Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada CICESE, Baja California is seeking a qualified individual to fill a tenure-track position of Research Professor (“Investigador” in the official institutional dialect) in the Department of Microbiology of the Division of Experimental and Applied Biology. Position description: The Investigador will be responsible for tackling microbiological problems of importance to regional agriculture (Plant Pathology, Nematology, and related areas). The Investigador must have the ability to generate and manage applied an...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - January 20, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs Source Type: blogs

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Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - January 20, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: jobs Source Type: blogs

11 Things Star Wars Could Learn From Medical Technology Today
No one can doubt I’m an enthusiastic Star Wars fan. I have a LEGO-Millennium Falcon and the Death Star at home. However, as The Medical Futurist I cannot help but see what medical technologies the episodes featured.  The digital health innovations we have today are so amazing that they could even improve the futuristic Star Wars universe with lightsabers and ubiquitous space travel. I binge-watched all 7 episodes to find the 11 most interesting technologies we already possess, but Star Wars not. Here they are. 1) Why is there no instant wound healing? The most obvious discovery was that laser guns are common weapons...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 19, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: TMF Tags: Medical Science Fiction future Health Healthcare scifi star wars technology Source Type: blogs

The Technological Future of Surgery
The future of surgery offers an amazing cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before. Will we have Matrix-like small surgical robots? Will they pull in and out organs from patients’ bodies? The scene is not impossible. It looks like we have come a long way from ancient Egypt, where doctors performed invasive surgeries as far back as 3,500 years ago. Only two years ago, Nasa teamed up with American medical company Virtual Incision to develop a robot that can be placed inside a patient’s body and then controlled rem...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 17, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Medical Augmented Reality Medical Robotics Virtual Reality in Medicine 3d printing AI artificial intelligence diagnostics gc4 Surgery surgical robot technology Source Type: blogs