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Ingestible Obesity Treatment Device Creates Illusion of Fullness  

January 4, 2024 - Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach to create a sense of fullness, potentially helping treat obesity. Obesity is a common and severe disease in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity prevalence was 41.9...


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Wearable Biosensor Predicts Aggression Among Inpatients with Autism

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Physiological changes recorded by a wearable biosensor and analyzed through a machine-learning approach can help predict aggressive behavior before it occurs in young psychiatric facility patients with...

Apple Watch Can Detect Irregular Heartbeats in Children

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The Apple Watch can record arrhythmias in children, including arrhythmias that were not identified by traditional ambulatory monitors, according to recently published research. Arrhythmia, or...

New Ingestible Device Can Remotely Monitor Vital Signs with Accuracy

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Massachusetts and West Virginia researchers have developed and evaluated a wireless ingestible device that can enable remote monitoring of vital signs. The Vitals Monitoring Pill (VM Pill) is a...

UVA Health Researchers Use Wearables Data to Enhance Cancer Care

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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health (UVA Health) have found that wearable devices can be used to glean insights into patients’ cortisol levels, enabling clinicians to identify and...

Most Patients Support Incorporating Wearable Device Data in Healthcare

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More than half of healthcare consumers (59 percent) said that if their physician incorporated health data from their personal wearable devices into their treatment plans, they would be encouraged to...

Samsung Strikes Hospital Partnerships for Digital Health Research

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Samsung Electronics is partnering with several healthcare organizations, including Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Tulane University School of Medicine, to conduct research into the use of...

Virtual Reality Helps Alleviate Pain Among Burn Injury Patients

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Virtual reality (VR) technologies are effective in distracting burn injury patients from pain, according to recent research published in PLOS Digital Health. United States burn centers commonly rely...

New Eye-Tracking Tablet Tool Can Help Diagnose Autism in Children  

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Atlanta-based researchers have developed a biomarker-based, eye-tracking diagnostic tool to diagnose autism spectrum disorder. Ami Klin, PhD, and Warren R. Jones, PhD, of Marcus Autism Center, a...

Healthcare Wearables Can Help Increase Physical Activity Among Seniors

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Though the adoption of wearable devices is low among older adults, their use can help boost physical activity within this population, new research shows. Wearable device development is skyrocketing,...

Wearable Devices Can Help Track ALS Disease Progression

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Wearable sensors can help clinicians measure gross and fine motor function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from data collected in their homes, according to new research. Conducted...

Texas Researchers Use VR Technology to Measure Brain Activity

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Researchers at the University of Texas Austin (UT Austin) have modified a commercial virtual reality (VR) headset, using it to measure brain activity and better understand how humans react to stressors...

Adults With High Heart Disease Risk Less Likely to Use mHealth Devices

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While 42 percent of Americans with or at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) use their smart mHealth devices to track health goals, those at higher risk of developing the disease are less likely to...

Wearable Ultrasound Scanner Detects Interval Breast Cancer

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MIT News described a wearable ultrasound scanner attached to the bra to detect interval breast cancer, capturing images similar to medical imaging center probes. According to the press release, breast...

Wearable Skin Sensor Can Uncover Underlying Inflammation

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A new California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study describes a novel wearable skin sensor that can detect a liver-secreted protein known as the C-reactive protein (CRP), which is often an...

Can Wearables Improve Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients?

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New research published in JAMA Network Open found that hospitalized patients using wearable devices had better physical activity levels and physical functioning as opposed to patients receiving...

Fewer than 1 in 5 Heart Disease Patients Use Wearables

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Published in JAMA Network Open, a new study shows that the portion of patients with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) who use wearable devices was minimal, indicating growing health...

Finger Monitor Uses Smartphone Features to Detect Blood Pressure

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Developed by engineers at the University of San Diego (UC San Diego), a finger-worn clip uses various smartphone features to determine patient blood pressure while maintaining...

Georgia Researchers Develop Wearable Device to Detect Sleep Apnea

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As reported in Science Advances, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) developed a wearable device that attaches to the forehead and chin to accurately detect obstructive...

Model Leverages Wearable Data for Mental Health Diagnosis

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Known as WearNet, a new deep-learning model created by researchers from Washington University in St. Louis uses data from the Fitbit activity tracker to gain insights into an individual's risk for...

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