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Northwestern researchers created a new hair-thin device that measures the vital signs of fetuses in a collaborative effort with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. A Jan. 26 study ...

(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.

Scientists at the University of Maryland have created Smart Underwear, the first wearable device designed to measure human flatulence. By tracking hydrogen in flatus, the device helps scientists ...

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 ...

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 ...