A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children
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Treatment to restore natural heartbeat could be on the horizon for heart failure
A new therapy to re-engage the heart’s natural electrical pathways — instead of bypassing them — could mean more treatment
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3D optical biopsies within reach thanks to advance in light field technology
Researchers have shown that existing optical fibre technology could be used to produce microscopic 3D images of tissue inside the
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Scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity
A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University Health System (NUHS) has developed a self-inflating
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Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years: New design method to create soft robots
The world’s elderly population is booming. The number of older people — those age 60 years or older — is
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Tool for speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections: Inexpensive biosensor provides instant and accurate results
Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have built a
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Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go
Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don’t even feel or notice until the sight of blood. And because ulcers
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Wearable ultrasound patch monitors blood pressure deep inside body
A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin could help people detect
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Security millimetre wave body scanner safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators
Body scanners used for security checks are safe for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators, according to late breaking research presented
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Two consumer baby monitors show worrisome results in measuring vital signs: CHOP researchers test pulse oximetry monitors in hospitalized infants
Researchers who tested two commercially available baby monitors are raising serious concerns about the accuracy of these products, which are
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