The study primarily includes industrial workers and employees in jobs with a lot of physical activity, such as nurses, cleaners and people in service professions who are required to stand a lot. Moving more and sitting less has been the ongoing mantra, but this study comes to some different conclusions. “Regular physical activity is still...
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New mobile health tool measures hemoglobin without drawing blood
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person’s eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels. The ability to perform one of the most common clinical lab tests without a blood draw could help reduce the need for in-person clinic visits, make it easier to monitor patients who are in critical...
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Teen obesity, diabetes or high blood pressure may lead to prematurely aged arteries
by American Heart Association Teenagers who have obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may be more likely to have signs of premature blood vessel aging compared to teens without those health conditions, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American...
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Discovery takes pressure off blood measurements
MONASH UNIVERSITY Monash University researchers are developing a revolutionary, portable blood pressure monitoring device that provides data continuously to patients. A world-first trial took place with 43 participants. Blood pressure was measured in patients while sitting, standing, laying down, and exercising. Recordings were taken with 93 per cent accuracy. The cuffed sphygmomanometer is the current...
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