Researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials
Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt.
Nanomaterials
May 16, 2019
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News tagged with heart rate
Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals
Science fiction has long described sophisticated technology that can temporarily put humans into a suspended state, permitting characters to awaken far into the future, often after extended journeys through space. In reality, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2023
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Nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system for treatment of obesity and atherosclerosis
A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed thyroid hormone (TH)–encapsulated nanoparticles modified with an adipose-homing peptide, which selectively transports TH to ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 17, 2023
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Artificial nanoparticles influence the heart rate
In light of the increasing demand for artificial nanoparticles in medicine and industry, it is important for manufacturers to understand just how these particles influence bodily functions and which mechanisms are at play ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 1, 2011
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Smartphones as a health tool for older adults
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is creating a smartphone app that will help older adults to understand their state ...
Software
Aug 1, 2014
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Let me hear your heart beat
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if monitoring your heart rate were as easy as listening to music while you jog? Thanks to advances in space technology, an iPhone will soon be able to do double duty: keep you in tune with your favourite ...
Engineering
Oct 25, 2010
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Can your phone double up as your life-coach?
(Phys.org)—Researchers are developing a smartphone platform that enables careful monitoring of lifestyle to pinpoint and help avert triggers for stress and negative emotion.
Software
Jan 2, 2013
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The nose knows: Rainbowfish embryos 'sniff out' predators
Rainbowfish embryos, as young as only four days after fertilisation, are able to smell potential predatory threats, a new study by Australian researchers has found.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2013
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New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks
Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user's environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing asthma attacks. The researchers plan to begin ...
Engineering
Jun 1, 2016
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Chocolate a death risk for rover
(HealthDay)—Chocolate is a sweet treat for many people, but for dogs it can be a killer.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2013
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