Have you ever thought about which sense would be your worst to lose? For me, it’s sight. Blindness–living in a…
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Toronto-based clinical image and knowledge-sharing healthcare app Figure 1, described as an ‘Instagram for doctors,’ has raised $10 million in funding…
The field of medical science is continually making jumps forward. Despite individual attempts gaining controversy, the successes show us that…
Yes, friends, you heard it correct. It’s not enough that we can now 3D print life (technically it was a…
If you’re at all a reader here on SnapMunk you’ll know that more than a few startups are pre-occupied with…
I’m on a tropical beach, gentle waves lapping the shore beneath the palm trees. “There is no past, no future,…
Did you know that every person has an “odorprint”? Very much like a fingerprint, it is a unique aspect made…
We’re quickly seeing medical startups emerge that are bringing modern technological methods to the hospital to assist doctors. It makes…
Data suggests there will be 200 million augmented reality users by 2018. That’s a significant number of eyeballs immersing themselves…
The Internet was supposed to be the great equalizer in oh so many ways. Everyone can make their voice heard,…
If you asked any sane person how they’d like to die, they’re not likely to say “in a hospital with plenty…
It is said the best technology is invisible. Korean outfit Olive Union set about applying that maxim to hearing aids,…
Human health was a huge tech focus in 2016. Innovations focused on helping people monitor things like their diet, medication,…
Recently there has been a spurt in technology that makes other technology accessible to people with various disabilities. In some…
We have a lot of help when it comes to tracking the contents of our food. Devices like the Nima…
Back in 2007, Dr. Yong Jing-Wang had a problem: his young son Charles hated to brush his teeth. In fact,…
There are a ton of cool wearables out there, but this one is going to blow your socks off (or…
Fitness wearable for fat loss, anyone? Maybe you’d like the earphones that use artificial intelligence coupled with data from biosensors…
Science fair projects and teenagers seem to have become solid sources of full-fledged tech progress. Uday Parshionikar told us how his…
For many men, the idea of visiting the doctor for a male fertility test can be kind of awkward, embarrassing and…
If you’ve been living under a rock, or perhaps a really large iPhone for the last several months, you may…
Dieting is one of the hottest industries in the world, filled with tens of thousands of products promising to help…
If you’ve ever worn an orthopedic cast, you know that flexibility is not their strong suit. Especially when you’re itchy. That may change thanks to Cast21 and their 3D-printed, open weave cast that lets air and water in.
There seems to be more innovation in assistive technology than ever before. There’s also more money in it as a…
Now that it’s getting colder out, smoking breaks are becoming a bit less pleasant for workers across the globe. Plus,…
In 2004, at 18 years old, Nathan Copeland broke his neck in a car accident. The injury left him paralyzed,…
Winter is coming, and for the 30+ million Americans with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, seriously?), that could mean low energy,…
Here at SnapMunk, we’ve touched on the topic of breathalyzers for alcohol, but now there’s one for oral hygiene and…
If you spend your nights tossing and turning, trying to find the perfect way to position yourself, a comfortable pillow…
There are plenty of fitness wearables on the market today, however not too many are able to say they can…
Due to a lack of widespread quality healthcare and on-the-ground, up-to-date medical training, 470,000 babies die each year in Africa…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Fall is a time for branching out and embracing diversity. Companies large, medium and small are looking for new bounties outside…
Targeted toward lupus patients, skin cancer sufferers and anyone else interested in monitoring their exposure to UV radiation, the Shade medical device and companion smartphone app is more than 25x more accurate than the similar device by Microsoft.
CannaKorp, Inc. is a Stoneham, Massachusetts-based technology start-up company focused on simplifying and improving the experience for medical cannabis patients.…
TechCrunch Disrupt landed in the City by the Bay this week after making a pitstop in New York earlier this year.…
Studies such as this one in the Annals of Internal Medicine have shown that many dietary supplement pills are ineffective…
Snoring is easily one of the most annoying habits in the world—unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest to control. One company offers a…
How do we feel about Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOS)? Are they a health scourge that hides in plain sight? Are frankenfruits…
When it comes to getting your nutrients, eating healthy is the best start. But once you’ve eaten, few people have much in the…
The third trimester of pregnancy can be a trying experience for any expecting mother, especially with a first pregnancy, when almost everything is…
Crowdfunding has given the world many products that might not have otherwise made it to market. Case in point, Emoji…
What does it take to reinvent the condom? 70 years of capitalism? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a…
New drones from a company called Zipline will fly medical supplies to remote parts of developing countries. They use GPS technology to find their targets after being summoned by text message. It seems “the future of healthcare is out for delivery.”
Your fitness tracker counts calories burned and monitors heart rate? Pffft. That’s bush league. How about a tissue-integrated sensor implanted…
This week we chat with Kevin Halsall, the founder of Ogo Technology and the inventor of a hands-free self-balancing wheelchair inspired by a Segway. The Ogo is taking crowfunding by storm and could be life-changing for people with disabilities. Plus, it’s just fun.
Fitness trackers are one of the hottest things out there. While helpful though, when it comes to calories, they often…
The more than $1 billion dollar brain training games industry has suffered a few concussions lately. To be fair, the…
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but they can also be a cancer researcher’s best friend – and contrary…
Kiah Williams has gotten used to the limelight in the past year – or at least she should have, given…
Talk to Robert Stromberg and Guy Primus, two of the co-founders of the Virtual Reality Company, and you get a vision…
Unfortunately, rape has been in the news quite a bit lately and it doesn’t seem to be going away. It’s…
Finding a workout partner with the same sports interest and athletic level may be getting easier with the “F5″ (Find Fitness Friends for Free” app launches in July. The app will connect users with other people looking to buddy up in any and all athletic endeavors. It may not be groundbreaking, but its user interface and broad selection of sports interests may give it the traction it needs.
The Vitals Birth Name: Sarah Goodman Nickname / Desired Superhero Name: The Goods Hometown: Toronto, Ontario (Been in Vancouver BC…
Startup life can be tough. At any age and at any stage. It’s especially tough to find the time to…
If eternal youth meant swapping DNA with a lobster, would you be up for it? And no, I’m not using…
In a bid from Challenge.gov to reduce drunk driving, these four companies received awards from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for their non-invasive wearables that measure blood alcohol content.
Most of us associate Google with its search engine, but Alphabet (its parent company title) is actually in the midst…
Health and fitness apps are the killer category in the wearables market; their growth is increasing 62% faster than the rest…
From the Hackathon and its winning tool – a CMS with voice recognition – to the Battlefield and its winning startup – Beam and its SDK to integrate with Twitch – to the most interesting keynotes, here are all the highlights from 2016’s TechCrunch Disrupt in New York.
Most fitness tracker technology comes to us in the form of wearables, which makes sense since they focus on tracking activity.…
Ever feel that “Life gone cray” is the story of your mind and your body on gluten? You try to…
Casabots develops salad-making robots for restaurants, grocery stores, cafeterias and hotels. They’re great for efficiency and should make food production safer, reducing the risks of food borne illness by reducing human handling of food.
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Ogo, now on Indiegogo, is a self-balancing wheelchair that lets users control its movements without having to use their hands. It’s not the only medical device hoping to improve accessibility and transportation for the disabled.
Human Data Project is a startup making it easier for people to find and participate in clinical trials fitting their medical profile while maintaining their privacy.
A new kind of fitness tracking device, Cor makes regular, at-home blood testing possible. Users press a cartridge to their skin for a blood test and drop it into the device. Results are processed in five minutes and sent to the smartphone app. The company founder has impressive credentials and funding on Indiegogo is exceeding the goal, but the results of clinical trials remain unpublished.
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
There’s on-demand healthcare, healthy food delivered to your door, hovering video cameras for hire, and cheap deals on last-minute hotel rooms. With this plethora of apps and startups focused on the on-demand, sharing economy, It’s good to be alive in the age of Ubers.
Managing chronic pain has always been difficult and prescription drugs bring side effects and risks, but Quell is a wearable nerve stimulation device that works with an app to automate a more natural kind of pain relief.
The fan boys and tech press are thrown into a frenzy every time Cupertino sends out a call, and yesterday…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
A new tablet app, Constant Therapy, provides cognitive exercises as a kind of brain therapy for people recovering from traumatic brain injury, strokes, aphasia, and other memory and cognition issues. With their recent series A funding, they are poised to disrupt the brain rehab industry.
Two healthcare startups, Doctr, out of Canada, and MD Save in the US, are building apps to fix the problems of long wait times for doctors appointments and expensive medical treatments.
At the recent Startup Grind Global Conference hosted in Silicon Valley, over 3,000 founders and investors came to learn about…
Ever since we started watching movies like Blade Runner, X-Men, Captain America and of course, Sharktopus (I fucking wish I…
The most common reason for knee replacement in the United States is severe osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative, “wear-and-tear” type…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
According to a fact sheet released by the World Health Organization in 2014, 285 million people in the world are…
Would you put your life in the hands of a programmer who doesn’t let you or the doctor see their…
As someone who has dealt with both anxiety and depression, I know firsthand that receiving effective mental health care can be…
Water is a vital part of life, yet numerous studies show that most people in the US, from children and teenagers to the…
The Walt Disney Co. was a major media and entertainment innovator from its start, and it has successfully retained that…
Exoskeletons first made the transition from science fiction to feasible technology in military and industrial applications. These are domains in…
Type 2 Diabetes used to be viewed as a permanent illness which couldn’t be reversed once developed. Modern research is…
Among the startups that took to the Eureka Park floor at the recently concluded CES 2016 was Upright. The Israeli…
Even if you try following a healthy diet, many foods don’t have as many nutrients as you would expect. In the…
‘ve always found meditation impossible. A sustained soft focus on absolutely nothing – the sort of zen that I imagine…
The average person spends around a third of their life sleeping. Just as you try to work efficiently, why not…
As most of you know, last week was CES 2016 in Las Vegas; the world’s most prolific consumer electronics show.…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
The Internet of Things revolution has been a long time coming, and we’re slowly but surely heading into a time…
Medication, patches, and lozenges – those used to be the primary ways people quit smoking. While effective, they’re expensive, and…
2015 has been a very exciting year for SnapMunk. Over the last twelve months we’ve grown like crazy and that is all thanks…
I have a good friend who constantly travels to various countries for his job. His method for beating jet lag…
Genetic engineering and biotechnology, once the subject of science fiction works, is increasingly moving towards reality. Just take a look…
Do you remember that epically stupid movie Limitless? If you happened to miss it, let me give you a brief…
It has been almost a decade since marijuana—weed, pot, ganja, bud, the stuff that makes Family Guy bearable—was declared the…
For most of its two years as a startup, BioDigital played its cards close to its chest. Though it worked…
Self-Driving Cars There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about self-driving cars, and many people are skeptical.…