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Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15 million people suffer a stroke each year. Of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are ...
May 16, 2025
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Smartwatches and other wearable devices can feel almost magical. Strap on a Fitbit, Apple Watch or Samsung Gear and you're suddenly presented with a stream of data generated by—and about—your body: step counts, heart rate, ...
May 12, 2025
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A machine learning algorithm running on a smartwatch demonstrated the ability to detect sudden loss of pulse with high specificity (99.99%) and moderate sensitivity (67.23%), according to a study led by Google Research. Designed ...
At a time when usage of smartwatches and rings has become more common, a West Virginia University human performance researcher points out that the heart rate variability—the time between heartbeats—the devices report is different ...
Aug 26, 2024
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Researchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring technology to identify and manage individual factors provoking atrial fibrillation. The technology is a result of a collaboration between ...
Jan 23, 2024
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A new study focused on wearable health monitors underscores an entrenched problem in the development of new health technologies—namely, that a failure to understand race means the way these devices are developed and tested ...
Dec 7, 2023
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As the use of wearable technology grows, smart watches are marketed across the globe to consumers as a way to monitor health.
Dec 1, 2023
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Approximately 10% of the world's population are affected by insomnia, which is just one of a variety of serious sleep disorders. In a new study published in Scientific Reports, TU/e researchers, along with colleagues from ...
Jul 5, 2023
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A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea has developed a highly sensitive, wearable piezoelectric ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Company claims are leaping ahead of medical science in promoting the use of smartwatches to screen for heart rhythm disorders.
Dec 5, 2022
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