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Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies’ Sensor Based Continuous Parkinson's Assessment Awarded US Patent

News - 4 Dec 2013

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they have received allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office for an application covering their system and method of continuous monitoring of motor...

Johns Hopkins Team Develops Fingernail-Sized Biosensor

News - 13 Nov 2013

Johns Hopkins engineers and cardiology experts have teamed up to develop a fingernail-sized biosensor that could alert doctors when serious brain injury occurs during heart surgery. By doing so, the...

NIH Awards Follow-up Funding for Non-Intrusive Health Monitoring System Research for Aged

News - 31 Aug 2011

The National Institute of Health has awarded a follow-on grant to AFrame Digital for continuing research in fall reduction. AFrame Digital aims at communicating in real-time a user’s location...

Virginia Tech Researchers Develop Sensors for Predicting Falls for Seniors

News - 20 Aug 2011

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that Senior Americans aged 65 and more die mainly because of injuries from falls. Researchers from Virginia Tech, with help from a $1.2...

BIOTRONIK Introduces Lumax 540 VR-T DX for Cardiac Patients

News - 28 Jun 2011

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, a company specializing in cardiac medical devices, has declared that it is planning to launch the new, innovative Lumax 540 VR-TDX, a single chamber implantable cardiac...

Temporal Artery Thermometry Proved Reliable for Children Under 2 Years

News - 17 Apr 2010

A research study published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing has found that the accuracy of temporal artery (TA) thermometry for measuring temperature of patients in the age group 0-24 months is...

New Miniaturized Sensor for Remotely Measuring Blood Oxygen Levels of Babies

News - 15 Nov 2019

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), researchers have been creating a sensor that measures just the size of a Band-Aid. The sensor will have the ability to measure an infant’s blood oxygen...

Philips Announces Global Availability of Wearable Technologies for Better Personal Health Monitoring

News - 2 Aug 2016

Royal Philips today announced the global availability of wearable technologies and the first in a series of personal health programs that empower consumers to take greater control of their...

Novel Sensor Monitors Usage of Inhalers

News - 28 Oct 2015

Rescue inhalers are commonly used by asthmatics, as necessary, during asthma attacks. But people with asthma sometimes use maintenance inhalers, on a prescribed schedule, to prevent attacks. As...

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration to Develop Sensor Platform for Healthcare in Residential Environments

News - 10 May 2013

The UK’s healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. Britain is the most obese nation in Europe and the country’s ageing population is especially at risk from isolation, depression,...