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Health

How many steps should you be taking a day? ‘There’s certainly nothing special about 10,000,’ a longevity expert says

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
By asking short, digitally delivered questions, associate professor Stephen Intille hopes to get a more complete picture of people’s health—and ultimately make fitness trackers work better for people. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

Northeastern University professor combines computer science with health and measurement with self-reporting to improve accuracy of fitness tracking

by Aria Bracci
Health

Fitness trackers need to offer more support to help low-income families to improve their health, says Northeastern University professor

by Laura Castañón