by Ben Robinson, University of Manchester A simple new heart-monitoring technique has been developed to help people self-monitor their conditions at home without the need for hospital visits. University of Manchester researchers have developed a simple technique that allows people to monitor their own electrocardiogram (ECG) for a potentially life-threatening condition. Previously people needed to...
By Nick Lavars August 12, 2020 Alzheimer’s researchers Professor Cheil Moon (left) and Gowoon Son (right) analyzing nasal discharge samples in the lab at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology VIEW 1 IMAGES With so much we are yet to understand about how Alzheimer’s develops, scientists are coming...
The time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. The statement, written by a group of nutrition and cardiovascular disease experts, recommends...
PURDUE UNIVERSITY A PURDUE UNIVERSITY TEAM DEVELOPED A FULLY IMPLANTABLE TRANSMITTER CHIP FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NODES AND BIOMEDICAL DEVICES. view more CREDIT: HANSRAJ BHAMRA/PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to improve biomedical devices,...
New study by CHOP researchers finds having youth buy-in from the beginning helps ensure consistent use of continuous glucose monitoring CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, July 31, 2020–Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) tracks glucose levels of people with type I or type II diabetes through a device that monitors levels throughout the day. These devices improve...
COVID-19 has led to a boom in telehealth, with some health care facilities seeing an increase in its use by as much as 8,000%. This shift happened quickly and unexpectedly and has left many people asking whether telehealth is really as good as in-person care. Over the last decade, I’ve studied telehealth as a Ph.D....
JULY 20TH, 2020 MEDGADGET EDITORSCARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GERIATRICS, INFORMATICS, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SURGERY, TELEMEDICINE Vitls Inc., a company out of Houston, Texas, won FDA clearance for its Vitls Platform, a combination of a vitals monitoring patch, cloud storage, and an app that lets clinicians monitor multiple patients wearing such a patch at...
For NASA, making sure astronauts are healthy while they’re away from our home planet is a top priority. From experiments on the International Space Station to aeronautics research, NASA programs are developing new technologies that can improve fitness, treat disease, and save lives. From pocket-sized labs to next-level stethoscopes, here are a few examples of...
A MULTIVALVE SWEAT COLLECTOR FOR MONITORING HEALTH view more CREDIT: JENNIFER M. MCCANN/ PENN STATE A device that monitors health conditions in the body using a person’s sweat has been developed by Penn State and Xiangtan University researchers, according to Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, Penn State. “We want to...
While makeshift workstations may meet basic needs as so many people work from home due to the pandemic, most fail to provide sound ergonomic design, according to researcher April Chambers. People are creating makeshift workspaces from their dining room tables, kitchen counters, living room couches, or folding tables and chairs. As a result, Chambers, an...
