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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

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

by Aria Bracci
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What can Glass do for your health? Quite a bit.

by Angela Herring
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Students raise a Google Glass to good health

by Angela Herring
Health

Play your way to healthy

by Angela Herring
Health

Healthy choices despite disparities

by Angela Herring
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How to keep them coming back for more

by Angela Herring
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Year in review, science style

by Angela Herring
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‘Popping in’ on the latest research

by Angela Herring
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Technology to improve health care

by Angela Herring
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Will apps save the healthcare system?

by Angela Herring