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Health innovations improve the quality of life in older people

Preventative health is not just about getting young and healthy people to exercise, eat healthily and live healthily. Just as important are innovations that improve the health, safety and quality of life in all phases of life, inc…

Open platform for new services in the smart home

Television, data and telephony, these are three services that have been delivered to Swedish homes via broadband for a number of years now. What though might an open platform for new smart services using the Internet of Things loo…

Sensor shirt keeps track of health

It is increasingly important for doctors to have the correct data on which to base their judgements. RISE is helping to develop a shirt that can aid stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s patients. “The objectives are that patients shou…

A portal for inspiration and collaboration

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, the Swedish health and welfare system was challenged to quickly modify and digitalise its operations. In collaboration with several organisations and authorities, RISE launched the website dig…

Safer medicines with smart tags

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) often works in environments lacking in infrastructure. Without good roads, electricity and water, providing medical help becomes more difficult. A large proportion of the medicines and vaccines given…

Digital meetings for more effective health care

Every time you use a digital service to seek advice from a healthcare facility, such as a chat or a video call with a doctor, you are using a technology that will be of major importance to care in the future. Digital care meetings…

Preventative healthcare can rescue Swedish healthcare

Preventative healthcare is one of the most important measures we can take in order to reverse the crisis threatening Swedish healthcare. A completely new method is about to be tested, which may prevent people in high risk groups f…

Computer simulation can increase understanding of coronavirus

Mapping a virus such as the coronavirus requires considerable computing power for simulations and calculations. This computing power can be achieved by interconnecting a vast array of computers to share the computational burden. R…

Space trip make MRIs easier for children

Having an MRI as a child can be difficult and frightening. The children often have to be sedated in order for them to lie still. But sedation has several negative side-effects and is also very costly. COSMO@HOME is a digital tool…

New technology design and redefining the concept of older technology users

CHRONICLE: The term "older" lacks clear definitions and is associated with a range of ideas and stereotypes. Age-related stereotypes are based on the belief that older people are generally unappealing, frail, dependent, forge…

System that acts as your intra-body doctor

In the future, intra-body systems may be able to provide early diagnoses of potential health issues. And, as if that wasn’t enough, these systems will be able to dispense the necessary medication. The project BioCom Lab is current…

Nerve stimulation can restore sensation faster

An injury in which a nerve is cut can involve a long period of convalescence for the patient. Doctors at the hand and plastic surgery clinic at Linköping University Hospital has together with RISE and Linköping University, ha…

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