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Fitbits perform well in capturing circadian rhythms but not sleep time
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Fitbits perform well in capturing circadian rhythms but not sleep time

by University of Texas at Austin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fitbit devices provide accurate measurements of wearers’ circadian rhythms, or rest-activity cycles, but underestimate sleep measures, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The findings demonstrate that the efficacy of the commonly...

Fitbits Detect Lasting Changes After Covid-19
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Fitbits Detect Lasting Changes After Covid-19

One in five Americans uses a Fitbit, Apple Watch, or another wearable fitness tracker, which continually collects data on heart rates, body temperature, physical activity, and more. Credit…Michele Tantussi/Reuters By Emily AnthesJuly 7, 2021 Last spring, when the nation’s Covid-19 cases were soaring and tests were in short supply, some scientists wondered whether a new approach...