Google’s Study Kit coming later this year to take on Apple’s ResearchKit?
The service will be unveiled as the next step of Google X's Baseline Study, which launched in July as a limited pilot with Duke University and Stanford University.
Google Fit update adds calories, widget and an Android Wear face
With a quick glance at the smartphone or watch, users will be able to see how close they are to their goal and stay motivated.
Google looking to add gamification to Google Fit, Android Wear apps
The search giant released an open source sample called Games in Motion to demonstrate how developers can make fun games using Google Fit and Android Wear.
Google Now gets 70 new cards, few dealing with health
New Google Now health cards include Adidas, Azumio, Glow, HealthifyMe, Jawbone, komoot, Lifesum, RunKeeper, Runtastic, Sleep as Android, Strava, and Walgreens.
These are the Google Fit Developer Challenge winners
The grand prize winners and the runner ups will be receiving devices from Google's challenge partners to help with their ongoing fitness app development.
Johnson & Johnson, Google to advance robotic surgery
The collaboration hopes to develop new technologies that offer surgeons and health care systems greater accuracy, cost efficiency and better patient outcomes.
Google scores patent for a smart contact lens for diabetes
The lens features miniature sensors and a micro-thin radio antenna to track glucose levels, and is able to send the information collected to a mobile device.
Google patents a cancer-fighting wearable device
The filing describes a wrist-worn device that can automatically modify or destroy one or more targets in the blood that have an adverse health effect.
Google develops tablet for health workers fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone
The device, which is the Sony Xperia tablet wrapped in a protective casing, can be used with gloves and endure the harsh weather conditions in the area.
Google looking to invest in Jawbone?
The Mountain View, CA-based search giant is considering making a "strategic investment" in Jawbone to grow its presence in the wearables market.









