Category: Health
REVIEW: Philips Sonicare DiamondClean electric toothbrush
Can you covet a toothbrush? That's a question Philips are hoping to answer with a resounding "YES" with their latest electric brush, the Sonicare DiamondClean. Packed full of teeth-tidying features, it's about as techy as a toothbrush is ever going to get, and as expensive too. But is it worth the £250 asking price?
Now mobile phones DON'T cause cancer
Do they? Don't they? Do they, don't they??? Today, they don't. New research looking at a large selection of the Danish population has found that there is no definitive link between mobile phone usage and an increased chance of…
F1 team help teenager achieve his bionic arm dream
The Formula One Mercedes GP Petronas team have helped a British teenager improve his quality of life by helping him grab an expensive bionic arm from Touch Bionics. 14-year-old Matthew James was born without a left hand, and had been…
Tokyo Flash reveal breathalyzer watch concept
Tokyo Flash are back with another crazy watch idea to make your wrist-wear a talking piece as well as a time piece. One for those who rightfully fear the dangers of drinking and driving, the watch comes equipped with…
Mobile phones and brain cancer: tips to protect your health
It's probably the last thing you want to hear when you're browsing a gadget site with a strong slant towards mobile technology, but a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has this week suggested that there may possibly be a…
First gene map of the human brain shows all our squidgy think-boxes to be 94% similar
The first comprehensive gene mapping of the human brain has been carried out by the The Allen Institute for Brain Science, showing that our think-boxes are far more similar than anyone first thought. Working with two normal adult brains, the…
GreenGoose sensors turn life into a role-playing game for health nuts
Liked playing The Sims? Then you're going to love real life, where you work all day long, pay bills, grow old and die! OK, so that was a rather nihilistic deconstruction of our love of life and video games, but…
Disposable salt grain-sized camera to revolutionize keyhole surgery
I may be a tech fan, but the thought of squeezing a camera into my innards during surgery has never appealed to me. Or probably anyone for that matter. Keyhole surgery may be about to get less invasive however due…
Mobile phone use changes brain activity but damage is uncertain, research finds
Whether or not it's dangerous remains to be proven, but new medical research is clear on one thing: using a mobile phone changes brain activity. According to the US government's National Institutes of Health, using a mobile phone for…
Helen Mirren backs Wii for Parkinson's rehab treatment
Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren has backed a new study into the potential benefits of using Nintendo's Wii gaming console as part of rehabilitation treatment for Parkinson's sufferers. Mirren, who has a good friend diagnosed with the disease as well…
