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In a landmark shift in how mental health conditions are treated in the near future, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home brain-stimulation device that can rapidly relieve moderate to severe depression symptoms.

An innovative start-up is out to change how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is managed, with non-invasive light electrical brain stimulation delivered by a headband worn for just 20 minutes a day that aims to improve poor executive function.

Quick, accurate detection of a blocked artery is critical following a cardiac arrest admission to hospital. Doctors are hoping a new wrist device, currently undergoing human trial, will save both them and their patients precious time in an emergency.

Some have argued outsourcing our memory to smartphones is damaging our ability to remember anything properly, but a new study suggests that is not the case – digital devices may actually be freeing up our brains to remember more things overall.

The iCharge DX/Lite can recharge multiple mobile devices using solar power, USB and AC.

The Fitbit personal activity monitor is now being shipped to a backlog of customers, so we take a closer look at what exactly the device does

Gold nanoparticles are being used by researchers in Israel in a new type of breath test to detect lung cancer in patients. The new method is less expensive and faster than present day testing.