Health informatics
Leveraging data from wearable medical devices
Diabetes, and other chronic conditions like cancer or cardiovascular disease, require a lifetime of management.
Sep 9, 2022
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News tagged with activity trackers
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Wearing your fitness on your sleeve is great for the heart
New findings from Australian researchers have endorsed what millions of people around the world believe: fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose weight.
Jul 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wearable activity trackers and AI might be used to pick up pre-symptomatic COVID-19
Wearable activity trackers that monitor changes in skin temperature and heart and breathing rates, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), might be used to pick up COVID-19 infection days before symptoms start, suggests ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Humans run at the most energy-efficient speed, regardless of distance
As race season approaches, many runners have the same goal: go faster. But in a study publishing April 28 in the journal Current Biology, researchers show that speeding up might require defying our natural biology. By combining ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Researchers standardize collection, reporting of wearable activity trackers' data
Wearable activity trackers are not only popular with consumers but also commonly employed by clinicians for both real-time and remote monitoring of patients' physical fitness. When these devices are used as healthcare monitoring ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fitness trackers are revealing COVID's long-term effects
Wearable fitness trackers such as Fitbits or the Apple Watch can help track people's recovery from COVID-19 and are revealing just how long-term that recovery is, according to a new study.
Jul 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Using post-mortem MRI scans to study association between physical activity and cognition in older adults
A team of researchers working at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, has found that it is possible to use post-mortem MRI scans to study associations between physical activity and cognition in older adults. They ...
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Outdated digital literacy skills hinder use of smart devices
Activity trackers are rising in popularity: Almost 20% of people own one. These trackers collect data about physical activities and assist in developing a healthy lifestyle. Yet a study conducted by the University of Twente ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is it OK to exercise when you're sick?
If you are sick and plan to exercise this cold and flu season, experts say to use your head—and recognize the body's warnings signs.
Jan 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Coronavirus: The pandemic is changing our brains, and here are the remedies
Whether you have contracted COVID-19 or not, your brain is likely to have changed over the past few months. The virus itself can cause a number of neurological problems, along with anxiety and depression. The isolation and ...
Aug 17, 2020
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