Self-powered wearable devices
Scientists have created a 3D printing method that integrates functional and structural materials to print wearable.
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A smartwatch-based algorithm to detect viral infections
Purdue University engineers and physIQ have developed a viral detection algorithm for smartwatches.
Wearables must demonstrate efficacy in respiratory care
Wearables are becoming a trend in respiratory care and many products are being developed to monitor patients remotely. But how much can these tools really help clinicians?
Electronic skin – the next generation of wearables
Electronic skins will play a significant role in monitoring, personalized medicine, prosthetics, and robotics.
Smartwatch study is game-changer for clinicians
Apple Watch Study provides an unprecedented look at the health status of a diverse patient population.
3D printed werables never need to charge
Engineers have developed a new type of wearable device that is 3D printed to custom fit the wearer.
Wearable devices in the surgical environment
In surgery, wearable technologies can assist, augment, and provide a means of patient assessment before, during and after surgical procedures.
‘Smart’ shirt keeps tabs on the heart
A flexible carbon nanotube fibers can be incorporated into clothing to function as wearable health monitors.
Tracking circadian rhythms with a smartwatch
Researchers have developed a way to extracts a person's circadian rhythm based on heart rate data provided by their smartwatch.
Using human body to recharge smartwatches
Researchers have designed a prototype charging system for wearable devices - it uses human skin as conductor.
Using smartwatch to control insulin production
Researchers have developed a gene switch that can be operated with the green LED light emitted by commercial smartwatches.
Wearables can help predict blood test results
Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count.
Smart device-based electronic platform monitor mental health
To help patients manage their mental wellness between appointments, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a smart device-based electronic platform that can continuously monitor the state of hyperarousal, one of the signs of psychiatric distress.
Wearables and the promising future of personalised diagnostics
Researchers have proposed that wearable devices could be used to develop a network of health data about a patient, allowing for early diagnosis of COVID-19, even when the patient is asymptomatic.
Smart textiles measure your movements
Researchers have developed clothing that uses special fibers to sense a person's movement via touch.
Wearables help the overweight to shed the pounds
Wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight/obese and/or who have weight-related health conditions to shed the pounds.
Virtual reality at your fingertips
Researchers have developed a wristband equipped with sensors to enable free-hand, intuitive working in VR that could be used in everyday applications.
Smartwatch can detect early signs of illness
Researchers have developed a smartwatch app designed to alert users when their bodies show signs of fighting an infection, such as elevated heart rate.
3D hand pose estimation using a wrist-worn camera
Researchers have developed a wrist-worn device for 3D hand pose estimation. The system consists of a camera that captures images of the back of the hand, and is supported by a neural network.
Smartwatch tracks medication levels to personalize treatments
Engineers have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.
mhealth: App diagnoses sleep apnea
Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.
Smartwatch turns into biochemical monitoring system
Engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system.
Verifying and validating the clinical usefulness of wearables
Researchers have developed a framework that will help data scientists and other researchers use better digital health tools for clinical purposes.
A wearable COVID-19 early warning system
A remote early warning system for the detection of COVID-19 symptoms among frontline medical staff is showing promising results.
'CovIdentify' pits smartphones and wearables against coronavirus
A research study seeks volunteers to provide data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19.
Wearable helps to manage mental health
Researchers are working to develop evidence-based services that will help manage students’ mental health.
Laser sensor analyses blood without
A photonics tech company from Vilnius are on their path to solve the 50-year-old task of making non-invasive blood analysis possible.
A wearable device for brain monitoring
Researchers have created a wearable technology that monitors brain activity and sends back data without benching a player or asking a trucker to pull over.
VR spots navigation problems in Alzheimer’s disease
VR can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.
Big data can be used for personal health
Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.
Stroke: A glove helps to treat symptoms
Strokes often have a devastating impact on the hands. Researchers are collaborating on a vibrating glove that could improve hand function after a stroke.
Update Apple Heart Study: Wearables can detect aFib
The clinical trial to determine whether a smartwatch app that analyzes pulse-rate data can screen for a heart-rhythm disorder has enrolled more than 400,000 participants.
Smartwatch detects atrial fibrillation faster
Atrial fibrillation can be correctly detected using commercially available smartwatches and thus reduce the risk for a stroke significantly.
Your body is your internet – and now it can’t be hacked
Researchers have built a device that could protect your pacemaker, other medical tech from remote hacks before they happen.
Humanising wearable health technologies
Designer Leah Heiss considers her work as creating “emotional technologies”, i.e. wearable devices based on human-centred design principles. For her, empathy is everything!
Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.