Connectivity New Wearable Sensors Know What’s in Your Sweat Researchers came up with a flexible band of sensors that can track chemicals in perspiration while you work out. by Rachel Metz 2016-01-27T13:00:00-05:00
Connectivity In Virtual Reality, Exercise Bike Becomes a Race Car VirZoom’s stationary bike has video-game controllers for handles, so you can slip on a virtual-reality headset and leave the drudgery of exercising behind. by Signe Brewster 2015-12-16T09:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Health Insurer’s App Helps Users Track Themselves Aetna sees cost savings in helping people track their health and fitness. by Jessica Leber 2013-06-17T12:51:00-04:00
Connectivity Every Step You Take, Tracked Automatically A new app called Moves logs walking, biking, and running—no extra effort required. It’s how self-tracking is meant to be. by Rachel Metz 2013-02-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A Glut of Gadgets Track Your Body’s Vital Signs Many new fitness-tracking devices are on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-01-08T17:53:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Discovery Could Lead to an Exercise Pill A newly identified hormone acts like a workout, and transforms bad fat into good. by Karen Weintraub 2012-01-11T13:01:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Healing the Heart with Bone-Marrow Cells A new treatment may help angina sufferers who are resistant to surgery and medication. by Michael Day 2009-05-19T15:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life New Drugs Mimic Exercise Compounds boost endurance and allow mice to run for substantially longer. by Emily Singer 2008-07-31T00:00:00-04:00
The Benefits of Exercise in a Pill Scientists have discovered a drug that boosts cellular metabolism in mice, mimicking a healthy workout. by David Ewing Duncan 2007-05-01T00:00:00-04:00