Wearables
Researchers in the US are launching the first clinical trial to test whether a wearable device that delivers gentle nerve stimulation during sleep could ease ADHD symptoms in children with prenatal alcohol exposure. Children exposed to alcohol in the womb have a heightened risk of developing ADHD-like symptoms including hyperactivity, impulsivity and executive function deficits [...]
Wearable mobile health technology could help people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimes that help them to keep the condition under control, a new study reveals. Researchers studied the behaviour of recently-diagnosed T2D patients in Canada and the UK as they followed a home-based physical activity programme – some of whom [...]
Researchers have developed a new way to assess cardiovascular health based on information routinely collected by smartwatches. According to the findings, dividing the average daily heart rate by the number of steps taken per day provides a more reliable indicator of a person’s cardiovascular fitness compared with either heart rate or step count alone. Zhanlin [...]
Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to gain a better understanding of brain diseases and behavioural disorders and possible driver mutations related to these pathologies. Using smartwatch data from more than 5,000 adolescents, the research team could train artificial intelligence models to predict whether [...]
Wearable devices can identify, differentiate, and predict flare-ups, or the worsening of symptoms and inflammation, in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), researchers have shown in a first-of-its-kind study. The findings suggest that wearable technology can predict the subsequent development of flares in IBD, enabling continuous disease monitoring through widely available commercial devices. “Current disease-monitoring methods rely [...]
Scientists have developed a wearable ‘sticker’ that can accurately monitor and detect changes in people’s breathing – even when not in direct contact with the skin. It is hoped that the device – thought to be the first of its kind – can be used in healthcare settings and in the home to provide a [...]
A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, a study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine researchers suggests. Long-COVID, a complex and lingering condition following COVID-19 recovery, affects approximately 1 in 13 adults in the US. Symptoms such as widespread [...]
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. Their work marks a major milestone, as the device is the first wearable ultrasound blood pressure sensor to undergo rigorous and comprehensive clinical validation on over 100 patients. [...]
This image shows the researchers' subcellular-sized devices, which are designed to gently wrap around different parts of neurons, such as axons and dendrites, without damaging the cells. The devices could be used to measure or modulate a neuron's electrical activity. Credit: Pablo Penso, © Marta Airaghi Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers interact with [...]
Diabetes is an increasingly pervasive disease, currently affecting over 500 million adults worldwide. Since there is as yet no cure for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, patients must regularly monitor their BGLs to keep them in check. Though BGL-measuring devices relying on painful finger pricks have been the gold standard for decades, modern technology [...]
