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Tiny, Battery-Free Wearable Device Records Exposure to Light Outdoors and During Phototherapy

Researchers at the Northwestern Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering have developed the world’s smallest wearable, battery-free device for measuring the exposure to light over several wavelengths, from the ultraviolet (UV) to visible and even infrared parts of the solar spectrum.

6 Dec 2018

Research Finds Customized Photonic Sensors Can Accurately Function Even in High-Radiation Environments

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported landmark test results that point toward the fact that a promising category of sensors can be used in high-radiation environments and to promote significant industrial, medical, and research applications.

28 Nov 2018

Transparent Transistors and Biosensors May Improve the Lives of Diabetic Patients

Two researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering have made a new breakthrough in nanotechnology that could make the lives of diabetic patients less complicated in the near future.

13 Nov 2018

New Flexible, Wearable Sensor Can Map Blood-Oxygen Levels Anywhere in the Body

Injuries cannot heal without a constant influx of oxygen, blood’s main ingredient.

8 Nov 2018

New Interactive Shutter Eyeglasses with Integrated Sensors Replace Standard Eyepatch Therapy

Lazy eye happens to be a typical complaint among children. This visual impairment—amblyopia, as termed by ophthalmologists—is normally treated by covering up the good eye with an eyepatch.

5 Nov 2018

Researchers Perform Clinical Study to Determine Utility of Wearable Technology in Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis

A research team from Stanford University’s School of Medicine has recently concluded the enrollment of a large-scale clinical trial in which the Apple Watch was used to establish if a wearable technology can detect atrial fibrillation.

2 Nov 2018

New Wearable Shunt Monitor Offers New Hope to Hydrocephalus Patients

A majority of people reach for ibuprofen only when they get a headache, but for someone with hydrocephalus, that is not the case.

1 Nov 2018

New Sensor-Based Techniques Help to Quantify Resilience of Humans

Medical diagnoses mostly concentrate on resolving isolated problems. But, taking care of a single issue may produce others and even invoke a total health collapse. A new method has been formulated by researchers recently to measure the risks of such collapse in humans and other animals using data from wearable sensors.

31 Oct 2018

Water-resistant Stickers Could Be Used to Monitor Patient Health

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a skin sticker that can monitor a patient's condition continuously, without any adverse reactions.

17 Oct 2018

Wearable Sensors in Healthcare

By 2050, there will be around 83.7 million senior citizens in the United States, increasing rapidly from 49.2 million in 2016.

From Ultralife Corporation 5 Oct 2018

Medical Sensor News

Tiny, Battery-Free Wearable Device Records Exposure to Light Outdoors and During Phototherapy

Research Finds Customized Photonic Sensors Can Accurately Function Even in High-Radiation Environments

Transparent Transistors and Biosensors May Improve the Lives of Diabetic Patients

New Flexible, Wearable Sensor Can Map Blood-Oxygen Levels Anywhere in the Body

New Interactive Shutter Eyeglasses with Integrated Sensors Replace Standard Eyepatch Therapy

Researchers Perform Clinical Study to Determine Utility of Wearable Technology in Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis

New Wearable Shunt Monitor Offers New Hope to Hydrocephalus Patients

New Sensor-Based Techniques Help to Quantify Resilience of Humans

Water-resistant Stickers Could Be Used to Monitor Patient Health

Wearable Sensors in Healthcare

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