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Innovative Remote Sensing System Featuring Millimeter-Wave Spread-Spectrum Radar Technology to Measure Heartbeats

Heartbeats can now be measured without placing sensors on the body, thanks to a new technology developed in Japan. Researchers at the Kyoto University Center of Innovation, together with Panasonic Corp, have come up with a way to measure heartbeats remotely, in real time, and under controlled conditions with as much accuracy as electrocardiographs.

22 Jan 2016

Researchers Create Dissolvable, Wireless Brain Sensors

A team of neurosurgeons and engineers has developed wireless brain sensors that monitor intracranial pressure and temperature and then are absorbed by the body, negating the need for surgery to remove the devices.

19 Jan 2016

Maxim Integrated Unveils MAX30102 Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Integrated Sensor Module

System designers can speed time to market for wearable and healthcare products with the MAX30102 pulse oximeter and heart rate integrated sensor module from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The integrated pulse oximetry and heart rate monitor module is an ultra-low power solution providing a complete system to save space and ease the design-in process for mobile and wearable devices.

13 Jan 2016

Researchers Develop Portable Brain Activity Monitoring System Featuring Dry EEG Sensors

Bioengineers and cognitive scientists have developed the first portable, 64-channel wearable brain activity monitoring system that's comparable to state-of-the-art equipment found in research laboratories.

13 Jan 2016

Energy Sensing Vital for Successful Proliferation of Cancer Cells

An international research team formed by a University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer researcher has shown for the first time that a specific enzyme is responsible for sensing the available supply of GTP, an energy source that fuels the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. The research underscores the enzyme's potential to become a therapeutic target for future cancer drugs.

8 Jan 2016

Revolutionary System to Monitor Vital Signs for Improved Detection of Heart Problems

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a revolutionary system for monitoring vital signs that could lead to improved detection and prevention of some cardiovascular issues, as well as greater independence for older adults.

8 Jan 2016

Misfit Introduces New Ray Fitness and Sleep Monitor

Today Misfit announced Misfit Ray Fitness and Sleep Monitor, the newest product in the Company’s line of design-forward wearables. Ray’s distinct deconstructed and modular design makes it Misfit’s most versatile activity tracker yet.

7 Jan 2016

Silicon Labs’ Optical Heart Rate Sensing Solution Reduces Complexity of Wrist-Based HRM

Silicon Labs has introduced an optical heart rate sensing solution designed to reduce the cost and complexity of wrist-based heart rate monitoring (HRM) applications.

7 Jan 2016

Withing Introduces Wi-Fi-Connected Temporal Artery Thermometer with 16-Sensor Array

Withings, a leader in the connected health revolution, has extended its therapeutic areas of expertise with the unveiling of Withings Thermo - a Wi-Fi-connected temporal artery thermometer with a revolutionary 16-sensor array that provides one of the fastest, most accurate, non-invasive temperature readings available.

5 Jan 2016

New Wireless, Fully Disposable, Single-Use Pulse Oximeter from True Wearables

True Wearables, Inc., a medical device start-up based in Orange County, CA, announced today Oxxiom, the world's first wireless, continuous, fully disposable, single-use pulse oximeter. Oxxiom measures arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion index (PI).

5 Jan 2016

Medical Sensor News

Innovative Remote Sensing System Featuring Millimeter-Wave Spread-Spectrum Radar Technology to Measure Heartbeats

Researchers Create Dissolvable, Wireless Brain Sensors

Maxim Integrated Unveils MAX30102 Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Integrated Sensor Module

Researchers Develop Portable Brain Activity Monitoring System Featuring Dry EEG Sensors

Energy Sensing Vital for Successful Proliferation of Cancer Cells

Revolutionary System to Monitor Vital Signs for Improved Detection of Heart Problems

Misfit Introduces New Ray Fitness and Sleep Monitor

Silicon Labs’ Optical Heart Rate Sensing Solution Reduces Complexity of Wrist-Based HRM

Withing Introduces Wi-Fi-Connected Temporal Artery Thermometer with 16-Sensor Array

New Wireless, Fully Disposable, Single-Use Pulse Oximeter from True Wearables

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