Brown University

In texting interventions for problem drinking, content tone is key

By Jonah Comstock 06:30 am December 9, 2014

A slide from Fred Muench's presentation shows the effect of different message styles on binge drinking. Evidence continues to emerge that when it comes to text message-based health interventions, not all text messages are created equal. That's the message of two preliminary research presentations -- both text-message-based behavioral interventions focused on problem drinking -- given at the...

Google Glass medical app maker Pristine raises $5.5 million

By Aditi Pai 07:00 am September 29, 2014

Austin, Texas-based Pristine, maker of a video streaming Google Glass product for healthcare, raised $5.5 million in a round led by S3 Ventures with participation from Capital Factory, HealthFundr, and strategic clients. This brings the company's total funding to about $6 million. Pristine's flagship product, called EyeSight, streams near-real time audio and video from Glass to authorized iOS...