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Cleaning your car may not protect you from this carcinogen
It is unlikely that a cancer-causing chemical inside your car can be dusted or wiped way, according to new UC Riverside research.
Jan 26, 2022
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Seizure forecasting with wrist-worn devices possible for people with epilepsy, study shows
Despite medications, surgery and neurostimulation devices, many people with epilepsy continue to have seizures. The unpredictable nature of seizures is severely limiting. If seizures could be reliably forecast, people with ...
Nov 09, 2021
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Using silicone wristbands to measure air quality
A study by researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health shows that inexpensive and convenient devices such as silicone wristbands can be used to yield quantitative air quality data, which is particularly ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Predicting pediatric seizures with a wristband
The ability to track seizures has a number of potential benefits: It could allow physicians to better determine optimal dosing and timing of medication, as well as enable timely interventions to help prevent impending seizures. ...
Mar 08, 2021
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What silicone wristbands say about chemical exposure in Uruguayan children
Millions of children fail to reach their developmental potential worldwide, in part due to higher rates of exposure to current and legacy pollutants.
Jul 20, 2020
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India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
India said Wednesday that it plans to manufacture thousands of wristbands that will monitor the locations and temperatures of coronavirus patients and help perform contact tracing.
Apr 22, 2020
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Researchers find silicone wristbands to be an effective way to measure children's nicotine exposure
Young children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of tobacco smoke and other environmental toxins, but their exposure is often difficult and expensive to measure. The results of those measurements, however, can be ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Wristband devices detect dangerous seizures in patients with epilepsy
New research published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), indicates that wristband devices may improve the detection and characterization of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Oct 30, 2017
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A wristband for a different kind of cause—environmental health
From "Livestrong" to "Purple Paws," trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. Add a new wristband of a different sort: one that could close the loop on determining the potential ...
Mar 05, 2014
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Jawbone teams with nonprofit to keep children fit
Fitness wristband maker Jawbone on Tuesday teamed with Alliance for a Healthier Generation to promote healthier lifestyles in children.
Jun 19, 2013
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