Sports medicine & Kinesiology
First wearable health sensor for monitoring muscle atrophy
Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy.
Mar 17, 2023
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News tagged with mobile devices
Attention deficit disorders
Behavior problems and the excessive use of gadgets—cause or effect?
It's not the mobile that makes children hyperactive, but the other way round: a fidgety child will use a mobile phone more—according to the latest research from the Alpha Generation Lab at the Department of Ethology at ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections
Examining data from the first six weeks of their landmark DETECT study, a team of scientists from the Scripps Research Translational Institute sees encouraging signs that wearable fitness devices can improve public health ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ten-minute online test estimates 'Face-Name Memory IQ'
(Medical Xpress)—How skillful are you at remembering faces and names? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online experiment that will allow participants to see how ...
Oct 7, 2012
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Cardiology
Shock to the system: Study shows certain wearable gadgets could interfere with implantable cardiac electronic devices
In this high-tech era, wearable devices such as smartwatches have proven to be invaluable companions for the health conscious. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that for a small group of people, some of these ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Medical research
iHeal: A mobile device for preventing and treating drug use
Imagine a device combining sensors to measure physiological changes. Then imagine a smartphone with software applications designed to respond to your bodily changes in an attempt to change your behavior. That is the vision ...
Feb 8, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Greece launches virus questionnaire for tourists
Tourists travelling to Greece will be required from Wednesday to complete an online questionnaire 48 hours in advance to determine whether they need to be tested for coronavirus on arrival.
Jun 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use wearable tech to detect COVID-19 before onset of symptoms
Wrist-worn health devices can be combined with machine learning to detect COVID-19 infections as early as two days before symptoms appear, McMaster researcher David Conen and a team of experts from across Europe have determined.
Jul 25, 2022
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Ophthalmology
New deep-learning model helps the automated screening of common eye disorders
Automation in disease diagnosis is reliant on deep learning models that can accurately and efficiently identify measurements of tumors, tissue volume, or other sorts of abnormalities. Now, researchers from Tohoku University ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Medical research
Sweating a clue into who develops PTSD—and who doesn't
Within four hours of a traumatic experience, certain physiological markers—namely, sweating—are higher in people who go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research from Case Western ...
Jul 23, 2019
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