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Image Caption: A small ultrasound sticker, worn on the skin, can monitor the stiffness of organs deep inside the body. The MIT-developed sensor could detect signs of disease such as liver and kidney failure, and the progression of solid tumors. CREDIT: MIT MIT engineers have developed a small ultrasound sticker that can monitor the stiffness …
A hungry cell has to be alerted to the presence of nutrients outside the cell wall by a sensing mechanism so a transporter protein can bring the nutrients inside. While only a handful have been identified, these nutrient-sensing mechanisms have a profound impact on health. However, within each cell, there are also self-contained, membrane-bound organelles …
Image Caption: SmartSocks in use at the Living Lab Imperial College London. Image Credit: Imperial College London Typically, those with dementia need assistance as the disease progresses, which can ultimately lead to moving to an assisted living facility. Researchers from the University of Exeter have designed artificial intelligence-powered smart socks that could help those with …
Scientists at the University of Sussex have successfully trialed new biodegradable health sensors that could change the way we experience personal healthcare and fitness monitoring technology. The team at Sussex have developed new health sensors (wearables) — such as those worn by runners or patients to monitor heart rate and temperature — using natural elements …
Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle atrophy. A condition involving the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, muscle atrophy can happen for a variety of reasons, but is typically a side effect of degenerative disease, aging, or muscle disuse. The proposed sensor …
When you’re standing in the frozen food aisle, it’s nearly impossible to know whether that food item has been thawed and refrozen — a process with potentially harmful consequences. So, researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have designed a food-grade device from edible materials, including table salt, red cabbage and beeswax, that lets you know. The …
Scientists have taken the first step to creating the next generation of wearable health monitors. Most research on measuring human biomarkers, which are measures of a body’s health, rely on electrical signals to sense the chemicals excreted in sweat. But sensors that rely on perspiration often require huge amounts of it just to get a …
Sweating it out through exercise may be a New Year’s resolution but it could also help to provide new insights into the state of your health, according to new sensing technology being developed at Simon Fraser University. SFU researcher Woo Soo Kim is part of an international research team that is developing a low-cost, 3D-printed …
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a powerful new tool that monitors the electrical activity inside heart cells, using tiny “pop-up” sensors that poke into cells without damaging them. The device directly measures the movement and speed of electrical signals traveling within a single heart cell — a first — as …
A new kind of neural interface system that coordinates the activity of hundreds of tiny brain sensors could one day deepen the understanding of the brain and lead to new medical therapies. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate. BCI …