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Virginia Tech researcher receives $400,000 NSF grant to develop novel skin scent sampler

Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature, and even metabolizes vitamin D.

13 Nov 2022

Smartphones are potential receptacles for allergens, study shows

According to the 2018 U.S. Census, smart phones are present in 85% of American households. They are reportedly viewed 14 million times a day, making them potential receptacles for environmental hazards such as allergens.

10 Nov 2022

New Pathogen Analyzer combines the advantages of PCR and rapid antigen testing

Speed or accuracy? As far as COVID-19 tests go, this was the choice you had to make. In the future, this dilemma could be a thing of the past.

2 Nov 2022

New hearing screening system for newborns uses a smartphone and low-cost earbuds

Newborns across the United States are screened to check for hearing loss. This test is important because it helps families better understand their child's health, but it's often not accessible to children in other countries because the screening device is expensive.

31 Oct 2022

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at least one minute quicker and may also lead to better patient outcomes with the use of a smartphone emergency code notification system that activates the team through text messages.

31 Oct 2022

Seeing or hearing birds linked with an improvement in mental wellbeing

New research from King's College London has found that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental wellbeing that can last up to eight hours.

27 Oct 2022

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Researchers investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.

26 Oct 2022

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

I felt a special kind of awe, then panic, watching my glucose levels skyrocket for the first time after relishing a cold beer on a sweltering summer evening.

14 Oct 2022

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies receives UKCA mark for KinesiaU™ motor assessment system

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies (GLNT) is proud to announce that its KinesiaU™ motor assessment system has received the UKCA mark and will now be available in the United Kingdom in addition to the United States.

From Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies 13 Oct 2022

Research project on female schistosomiasis receives record-high funding

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a disease that affects millions of women, but it is often misdiagnosed as cancer or a venereal disease. This leads to unnecessary surgery, social sanctions and ruined lives.

12 Oct 2022

Breathable underwater movement sensor could help monitor swimmers' safety

Many flexible fitness trackers can't be submerged in water because the coatings required to completely seal these devices would make them uncomfortable to wear.

7 Oct 2022

Smartphone App could help advance the early detection of Parkinson's disease and severe COVID-19

A new screening test App could help advance the early detection of Parkinson's disease and severe COVID-19, improving the management of these illnesses.

5 Oct 2022

Severe sleep apnea diagnosis panics reporter until he finds a simple, no-cost solution

I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face.

3 Oct 2022

Smartphone-based assessment of long COVID symptomatology and risk factors

Researchers quantified the features and risk factors of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome or long COVID based on the integration of survey (active) data and passive [mobile health (mHealth) wearable device] data.

29 Sep 2022

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Today, viral illnesses like COVID-19 are tracked using multiple different methods, including lab data, health care visits and wastewater surveillance.

28 Sep 2022

UC San Diego team receives $1.2 million to create a novel system to study chronic low back pain

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at UC San Diego has received $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to create a novel system to study and inform the treatment of chronic low back pain.

20 Sep 2022

Small, autonomous device can be adhered to the skin to measure the changing size of tumors

Engineers at Stanford University have created a small, autonomous device with a stretchable and flexible sensor that can be adhered to the skin to measure the changing size of tumors below.

19 Sep 2022

Smartphones can detect blood oxygen saturation levels down to 70%, study shows

First, pause and take a deep breath. When we breathe in, our lungs fill with oxygen, which is distributed to our red blood cells for transportation throughout our bodies. Our bodies need a lot of oxygen to function, and healthy people have at least 95% oxygen saturation all the time.