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Optical Monitoring of Blood Pressure

Aktiia 24:7 monitor
A Swiss company, Aktiia S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland) has reached European Union approval for its 24/7 bracelet-type blood pressure [MORE]

Quick Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a Smartphone

Rapid test for SARS CoV2 using smart phone
“Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 that uses [MORE]

The Sequencer in Your Pocket

Genome analysis on smart phone
“ iGenomics (from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) is the first comprehensive mobile genome analysis application, with [MORE]

Bluetooth-Enabled Cardiac Defibrillator Implanted in First Patient

Abbott’s Gallant cardiac implants
Last July the FDA approved Abbott’s “Gallant” implantable defibrillator which has Bluetooth connectivity for distance monitoring.  St. [MORE]

A Glove that Translates Sign Language to Audio

Translator of sign language into speech
Electrical engineers at Chongqing University in China and UCLA have created a means for translating [MORE]

Anemia Detected in the Blink of the Eye

 
Diagnosing anemia via eye exam
Purdue University scientists have developed an inexpensive means for evaluating anemia from a smartphone photo of [MORE]

Spit Analysis for Heart Attack Risk

Device to analyze spit to diagnose risk of heart disease
Australian scientists have developed a device that assesses biomarkers in spit [MORE]

Smartphone to Brain Implant to Neural Circuits

Tiny implant in brain can control neural circuits
In a step toward automated animal studies, engineers at the Korean Advanced Institute [MORE]

Diagnosing Influenza on a Smartphone

Diagnosing influenza via a smart phone
Engineers at the University of Tokyo have designed a battery powered device which can array [MORE]

“Get” with Bone Conducting Technology

“Get” app – fitness tracker connect with
This wearable device, “Get,” combines a fitness tracker with a smartphone.  But the most [MORE]

Sweat Analysis on a Smartphone

Biosensor bandage before and after collecting sweat
Chinese scientists in Beijing and California have developed a “band-aid” type device that can [MORE]

Smartphone Controlled Neuromodulator for Migraines

Theranica Nerivio Migra elecroceutical device for migraine
The USFDA recently approved a neuromodulator for the treatment of migraine headache.  The device, [MORE]

Seeing the Invisible

Neural network
Basal cell carcinoma is a common-enough affliction for fair-skinned people.  Usually it can be caught early, before spreading to [MORE]

Insertable Heart Monitor with Bluetooth Capability

Confirm-RX heart monitor
In acquiring St. Jude Medical, Abbott picked up an arrhythmia detecting monitor called “Confirm Rx.”  About the size [MORE]