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 wearable device
Cardiology
Bracelet sensor assesses troponin levels to aid heart attack diagnosis
An experimental wrist-worn device was found to predict troponin-I and obstructed arteries with 90% accuracy in five minutes, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study shows how machine learning can improve care for people with Rett syndrome
Over the last decade there has been a surge in the use of both medical-grade and consumer-grade wearable devices that measure an individual's physiology. The ability to monitor our own activities and health is more accessible ...
Mar 2, 2023
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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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Biomedical technology
Processes to collect information from electrical signals in the skin to make inferences about mental activity
Wearable monitoring is likely to play a key role in the future of health care. In many cases, wearable devices may monitor our physiological signals that can indicate mental states, such as emotions.
Feb 2, 2023
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Diabetes
Blood sugar monitoring devices pose wearability and use problems for older adults with diabetes and caregivers
A study conducted by Regenstrief Institute research scientists to examine the use, by older adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, of continuous glucose monitors and other wearable devices to assess and manage low blood sugar, ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Genetics
A geneticist studied one drop of his blood—and saw things he couldn't from a vial of blood
You could say Michael Snyder is obsessed with learning about the inner workings of his own body. The Stanford University geneticist once tracked himself as he developed diabetes.
Jan 20, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Real-time monitoring with a wearable device reveals IBS-related changes
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types: diarrheal, constipation, mixed, and unclassifiable. Patients ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wrist-wearable devices can spot pain, sleep and anxiety outcomes after trauma
Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that 24-hour rest-activity characteristics from wrist-wearable devices predicted adverse symptom outcomes in the 8 weeks after traumatic stress exposure. In ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Wearable skin patch monitors hemoglobin in deep tissues
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed an electronic patch that can monitor biomolecules in deep tissues, including hemoglobin. This gives medical professionals unprecedented access to ...
Dec 16, 2022
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