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Euki Period-Tracking App Actually Keeps Your Data Private

2026-07-212026-07-21 Danie
Alt text: Screenshots of a menstrual tracking app showing symptom logging, privacy settings for data deletion, and a confirmation prompt for permanent data removal.

“Period tracking is a simple job that plenty of apps can do. But most apps these days—including those that track health data—store information about you on their own servers and sometimes even share that data […]

Bloghealth, privacy, technology

Why Bevel Is a Way Better iOS App for the Fitbit Air Than Google Health

2026-07-182026-07-18 Danie
Fitness tracker band resting on a smartphone displaying health stats including strain, recovery, sleep, and stress levels on a multicolored carpet.

“The Fitbit Air is a really nice wearable—it’s thin, unobtrusive, cheap. But its app, Google Health, has problems. It gives you paragraphs of AI-generated text multiple times a day as long as you have premium […]

Bloghealth, technology

Vital Signals’ New Ring Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Finger

2026-07-172026-07-17 Danie
Close-up of a hand with dark skin wearing a silver, checkered-patterned ring on the middle finger against a plain white background.

“Vital Signals thinks its Signal Ring is accurate enough to replace traditional blood pressure cuffs for the almost half of U.S. adults who live with high blood pressure. The new wearable is thicker than the […]

Blogbloodpressure, health, technology

Strava killed its free API, so I built my own fitness platform with Endurain and FitPub instead

2026-06-262026-06-26 Danie
Screenshot of a running activity summary showing a 10.33 km route in Totnes, UK, with pace, heart rate, cadence, elevation, and social likes.

“Strava has been a big part of my fitness workflow for one big reason. I don’t really care about leaderboards or social features, but it acts as a great hub between devices, apps, and services. […]

Blogexercise, health, opensource, openstandards, technology

Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

2025-12-292025-12-29 Danie
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“A team of American scientists claim they have done something miraculous: they “cured” lab mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, which has robbed more than seven million Americans, typically 65 years old and up, of their […]

Blogalzheimers, health

Banning Phones in Schools Is Drastically Changing the Behaviour of Kids, Teachers Say

2025-11-082025-11-08 Danie
Four individuals stand in a row, holding smartphones against a bright yellow background, emphasizing their engagement with technology.

“Gothamist spoke to students about their experience with the ban, and the number one takeaway didn’t have to do with anything to do with hot-button topics like social media addiction or cyberbullying. Instead, it was […]

Blogboundaries, education, health, technology

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Transcribe Your Thoughts From an MRI Scan

2025-11-082025-11-08 Danie
A silhouette of a person's head emits colorful rays of light, symbolizing creativity and inspiration radiating from the mind.

“They’re calling the technique “mind captioning,” and it may represent an effective way for transcribing what someone’s thinking, with impressively comprehensive and accurate results.” It is certainly not reading of specific thoughts, but nonetheless statistically […]

Bloghealth, technology

Heart Rate Measurement Via Wi-Fi without any skin contact needed

2025-09-232025-09-23 Danie
A person types on a keyboard in front of a computer screen displaying code, with a vintage computer and a model space shuttle nearby.

“The basic concept is simple enough. One ESP32 is set up to transmit a stream of Channel State Information packets to another ESP32, with a person standing in between. As the person’s heart beats, it […]

Bloghealth, innovation, technology, wifi

Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool repairs teeth in breakthrough

2025-09-192025-09-19 Danie
Close view ofa woman's mouth showing white shiny teeth as she smiles.

“The finding could support sustainable, low-cost treatments for early tooth decay within the next two to three years, according to the researchers. They reported their findings August 12 in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.” See […]

Bloghealth, teeth

Statistics for Strava is a self-hosted tool that gives you full control over your fitness data

2025-06-062025-06-06 Danie
A hand holding a smartwatch displaying a workout menu, with a computer screen showing Strava activity statistics.

This is an open source self-hosted tool that allows you to download your Strava data and to not only be a backup of that Strava data, but also allow you to perform more detailed analysis […]

Blogfitness, health, opensource, selfhosting, technology

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