July 30, 2026
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Integrate Popular Fitness Tracking Apps With NewU

Heong Weng Mak04 mins

NewU is a free IOS app (and apparently not yet available for Android platforms) designed to integrate with all popular fitness tracking apps. Once that integration occurs, calorie burn statistics are pushed into NewU and converted into Sweetsweats. If the user changes his or her fitness tracking hardware – perhaps from FitBit® to MapMyFitness® or from Jawbone UP® to Apple Health® — NewU is supposed to seamlessly reintegrate with each new tracker. Moreover, NewU also provides users with access to what is described as “curated” health and fitness goods and services such as food, gyms, spas, nutritionists and other resources. NewU also has its own flavor of “selfies,” called “Fitfies,” and users can share them to inspire friends and earn bonus points when a user’s fitness partners join NewU. Bonus Sweetsweats are also awarded for your health and fitness-related recommendations.

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C8 Sciences Offers Alternative ADHD Treatment with Activate

Heong Weng Mak05 mins

The numbers of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have steadily increased in the last decade, figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Many of these children are prescribed pills for treatment. But pharmaceuticals come with side effects that parents may not want to risk. Some companies believe that technology can treat the disease and they’re doing it with games. Focusing the child’s behavior on a video game with a health care objective has helped some children alleviate the behaviors observed in ADHD.

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MilestonePod: Running to Train and Win with Gamification

Heong Weng Mak03 mins

Training for a marathon feels like a lonely challenge for many runners, quietly logging in the miles. To alleviate this, Milestone Sports is launching a platform called MilestonePod for runners to track their training progress with gamification elements according to MarketWired. Individuals using the platform can track many metrics, connect with others, and compare training progress.

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New Research Suggests Fitness Games Improve Long-Term Health

Heong Weng Mak04 mins

If someone gave you the chance to claim a reward in exchange for boosting your physical activity, would you do it? It turns out, a lot of people are taking up that offer, apparent in the growing number of examples of games in health finding a place in businesses. But executives at companies considering such programs might wonder whether they work. New research suggests that not only are patients participating in games, this participation is also leading to measurable improvements in health.

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Health Games Research: Leading the Way for Gamification in Health

Heong Weng Mak04 mins

From casual smartphone gamers to hardcore console and PC elitists, almost everyone plays games. It comes as no surprise then that with the popularity of games on an upward slope, groups have come together to develop games that can support learning, reflexes, and peace of mind. The Health Games Research provides scientific leadership and resources to further the development. design, and effectiveness of game technologies that promote health.

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CyberDoctor Gamifies Medication Regimen With Novel Mobile App

Ivan Kuo04 mins

As patients take more pills, tracking that medication and staying on the pill schedule gets harder and harder. There’s no shortage of mobile apps that aim to help patients stick to the drug regimen. But many of these apps feel punitive. After all, an alarm or warning that you haven’t yet taken your meds can feel more like medication compliance by punishment. It doesn’t have to be that way. A gamification startup has developed a mobile app that encourages medication compliance by turning the mundane drug regimen into an engaging game.

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Gamify Your Feet With Boogio

Ivan Kuo04 mins

This Smart Shoe Will Enhance Your Gaming Or Tell You More About Your Health With many questioning personal fitness tracker viability, Boogio by  REFLX Labs is a literal leap in wearable tech. It is, essentially, a sensor that uses your feet as a controller. As reported by Polygon, Boogio uses in-sole pressure sensors and an accelerometer clip to…

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4 Ways Apple’s Centralized Health App Can Work For You And Your Doctor

Natalija Knaidele27 mins

All Of Your Medical Records In One App There’s never been a better time to monitor and track your health. Anyone interested in tracking information about themselves can use sophisticated activity-monitoring gadgets like Fitbit and Pebble, countless diet and weight tracking apps, and even high-end medical devices that track glucose levels, blood pressure, or blood-oxygen…

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This Video Game Could Become a New Alzheimer’s Testing Tool

Ivan Kuo24 mins

GLEAMING INFORMATION FROM VIDEO GAME SCORES Neurological disorders have been in the news lately in large part due to the stunning revelation of Robin Williams’ Parkinson’s diagnosis and the viral ice bucket challenge campaign to raise money and awareness for ALS.  Meanwhile, the diagnosis rate of  another neurological disorder, Alzheimer’s Disease, has been steadily climbing…

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4 Suggestions for Gamification in Healthcare

Ivan Kuo24 mins

SUGAR-COAT THE PILL WITH GAMIFICATION These days, it seems like you unlock a reward or achievement on every social media site and platform you use. Even sites like Wikipedia and Q&A sites like Stack Overflow have gamification concepts integrated into their community. So can the health industry be gamified too? It would surely make life…

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MIT Video Game Uses Crowdsourcing to Successfully Map the Brain

Natalija Knaidele34 mins

Join 130,000 People from 145 Countries Already Helping Neuroscience Those who think that scientists are all work and no play haven’t met MIT scientist Sebastien Seung (@SebastianSeung). In his quest to map the cells in the mammalian retina, he launched the EyeWire online game (@eye_wire). The game was first announced in late 2012 when Seung launched it…

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