If just by looking at our watch or cell phone we can know, in real time, our heart rate, the number of steps we take, the calories we burn and the hours of sleep we got the night before, why can’t we ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits ...

(TNS) — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University have recently been awarded a federal grant to support research of a device to measure lung health using a smartphone.

While technologies to measure water vapor loss do exist, they are large, cumbersome machines that largely reside within hospital settings. A new device that measures changes in water vapor, carbon ...

Dr. Andres Herane-Vives of King's College London has designed a novel device that can measure cortisol levels in earwax samplings. Cortisol, your "fight-or-flight" hormone, plays an important role in ...

Akhil Padmanabha, a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, has spearheaded the creation of a wearable device designed to measure scratching intensity. This innovative ...

Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic. By Matías A. Loewy ...