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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,...

New Millimeter-Wave Sensor Ensures Patient Privacy and Safety

Article - 25 Jul 2022

AZoSensors speaks with Mr. Takeshi Konno from Fujitsu about the release of their new millimeter-wave sensor system that aims to improve patient privacy and safety in healthcare settings.

Detecting Cannabis Intoxication Using Smartphone Sensors

Article - 8 Oct 2021

AZoSensors speaks with Dr. Tammy Chung from the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. In their preliminary study, Dr. Tammy and her team of researchers evaluated the use...

Microfiber- and Nanofiber-Based Wearable Technology Could be Used for Health Monitoring

News - 2 Dec 2020

A shirt that monitors your blood pressure or a pair of socks that can keep track of your cholesterol levels might be just a few years away from becoming reality. In an article published in Applied...

UniSA Working on ‘pandemic drone’ to Detect Coronavirus

News - 27 Mar 2020

A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the University of South Australia (UniSA) in partnership with a...

Advanced Fall Detection and First Aid System for the Elderly

News - 13 Aug 2019

Smartphones, drones, and sensors could lend a helping hand to the world’s increasing elderly population at risk of falls, thereby decreasing global hospital costs. A group of scientists...

Noninvasive Sensor can Significantly Improve Dialysis

News - 25 Jul 2019

Removing fluid at the precise rate and stopping at the right time is very important for patients suffering from kidney failure and require constant dialysis. This usually involves guess-work on...

Multiple Sensor Fusion Technology for Non-Contact Measurement of Vital Signs and its Clinical Applications

News - 14 Jun 2019

There is increasing interest in technology for non-contact measurement of human vital signs (heart rate, respiration, and body temperature), which are important for understanding the state of a...

Independent Living for Older Women Could be Possible with Sensor-Based Technologies

News - 30 Apr 2019

A research on older women’s perception of technology led by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, PhD, and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, PhD, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing...

Sweat Holds the Most Promise for Noninvasive Testing, Concludes Study

News - 18 Mar 2019

Creating an innovative biosensor requires blood, sweat, and tears. And saliva, obviously. University of Cincinnati professor Jason Heikenfeld analyzed the capacity of these and other biofluids to...