Dec 30, 2016 | Publication
The world’s population is aging. According to the United Nations, the number of individuals worldwide aged 60 or over will hit 2.1 billion by 2050. With this dramatic increase in the elderly population come unique new challenges. Management of age-associated diseases...
Dec 19, 2016 | Press release, STSI in the News
Travis Taylor Press Officer, Nature Research, UK T: +44 20 7843 4658 E: [email protected] Consumers are increasingly able to monitor their health using a vast array of wearable devices and digital technologies, at a small fraction of the cost imposed by our...
Aug 25, 2016 | Publication
One of the world’s leading medical journals, The Lancet, has launched a new column focusing on the growing field of digital medicine. Penned by faculty from the Scripps Translational Science Institute, the column will explore a wide range of topics, including...
Jul 19, 2016 | Publication
A proof of concept study In November 2014, the Ebola Grand Challenge called for pioneering ideas for new tools that would help health care workers win the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak that, at the time, was ravaging parts of West Africa. Among the...
Jul 13, 2016 | Publication
An examination of telehealth trends, limitations, and future adoption The adoption of telehealth services is on the rise, and according to an article by Dr. Eric Topol and Dr. Ray Dorsey published in the New England Journal of Medicine, will likely spread further over...
