Tag: Sensors

  • Small ultrasound patch detects heart disease early

    Small ultrasound patch detects heart disease early

    Sheng Xu, Brady Huang, and UCSD colleagues have developed a small, wearable ultrasound patch that  monitors blood pressure in arteries up to 4 centimeters under the skin.  It is meant to detect cardiovascular problems earlier, with greater accuracy Applications include continuous blood pressure monitoring in heart and lung disease, the critically ill, and those undergoing…

  • Wireless system could track tumors, dispense medicine

    Wireless system could track tumors, dispense medicine

    Dina Katabi and MIT CSAIL colleagues have developed ReMix, which uses lo power wireless signals to pinponit the location of implants in the body.  The tiny implants could be used as tracking devices on shifting tumors to monitor  movements, and in the future to deliver drugs to specific regions. The technology showed centimeter-level accuracy in animal…

  • Wrist wearable measures blood counts, bacteria, air particles

    Wrist wearable measures blood counts, bacteria, air particles

    Rutgers scientists Mehdi Javanmard and Abbas Furniturewalla have developed a wrist wearable that can count particles, including blood cells, bacteria, and organic or inorganic air particles. Red blood cell counts can indicate internal bleeding. High or low white blood cell counts can indicate cancers, such as leukemia, or other illnesses. The plastic wristband includes a flexible circuit…

  • Continuous blood pressure monitoring glasses

    Continuous blood pressure monitoring glasses

    Microsoft’s Glabella glasses, developed by Christian Holz and Edward Wang, will have integrated optical sensors that take pulse wave readings from three areas around the face, according to their recently granted patent. Blood pressure is calculated by measuring the time between when blood is ejected from the heart and reaches the face. The researchers believe that…

  • Jason Heikenfeld on sweat-based biometric monitoring | ApplySci @ Stanford

    Jason Heikenfeld on sweat-based biometric monitoring | ApplySci @ Stanford

    University of Cincinnati and Eccrine Systems‘ Jason Heikenfeld discussed sweat-based biometric monitoring at ApplySci’s recent Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech conference at Stanford: Join ApplySci at the 9th Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech Boston conference on September 24, 2018 at the MIT Media Lab.  Speakers include:  Rudy Tanzi – Mary Lou Jepsen – George…

  • 15 health devices launched at CES 2013

    http://mobihealthnews.com/19784/slideshow-health-devices-that-launched-at-ces-2013/ Self-tracking, self-monitoring, and using smartphone peripherals to encourage health habits emerged as big themes at this year’s CES.