August 26, 2024 by Linda Skidmore, West Virginia University New West Virginia University research finds heart rate variability—the time between heartbeats—reported on smartwatches and rings is different from what’s recorded in clinical settings. Credit: WVU Illustration/Aira BurkhartAt a time when usage of smartwatches and rings has become more common, a West Virginia University human performance...
By Reuters REUTERS Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Wednesday against using smartwatches or smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin, regardless of...
CGTN Share New research suggests smartwatches can track data that allows AI to find Parkinson’s disease seven years before obvious symptoms appear. /alvarez/Getty Creative/CFP Smartwatches can track data that allows artificial intelligence (AI) programs to find Parkinson’s disease as early as seven years before symptoms show, according to a new study. The landmark report opens...
By Paul Ridden March 02, 2022 The TicWatch GTH Pro is an activity tracking smartwatch that comes with CardieX technology to monitor the health of a wearer’s heart and arteriesMobvoi Wearable maker Mobvoi has partnered with health technology firm CardieX to launch a new smartwatch that’s reported capable of tracking arterial health. The TicWatch GTH...
by University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to track their mile time during a run. But they are also opportunities for scientists to understand people’s physiological processes while they are going about their everyday lives. In...
ETH ZURICH IMAGE: THIS IS HOW THE GREEN LIGHT-REGULATED GENE NETWORK WORKS CREDIT: ETH ZURICH Many modern fitness trackers and smartwatches feature integrated LEDs. The green light emitted, whether continuous or pulsed, penetrates the skin and can be used to measure the wearer’s heart rate during physical activity or while at rest. These watches have...
CONN HASTINGS Researchers at the University of Lancaster have developed a smart material that can help those with affective disorders, such as anxiety, bi-polar disorder and depression, to monitor their emotions. The smart material, worn as a wrist band, can alert the user to a change in emotion in real time, sometimes even if they have not become fully aware of it themselves, helping them to...
There are different ways smartwatches can save your life and those of your loved ones, This will range from taking vital biometric data and giving you tips for living healthy to sending help notifications to your loved ones in case the watch detects that you are in trouble. Additionally, they are portable and highly efficient;...
The spread of wearable digital technologies in healthcare generating big data entailed the appearance of a new type of medical information. They produce actionable insights into the biological state of individuals, just as “general” biomarkers, but are collected through digital tools. Here’s our summary of what digital biomarkers mean and how they will be used...
After the basic Blaze and the angular Ionic, Fitbit has finally got the smartwatch formula right. The new Fitbit Versa works well, looks good, and is comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, though it’s not without its problems. Here’s our hands-on experience of using the wearable. Perhaps most importantly when compared with previous smartwatches from the...
