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Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2022
Wearable sensors styled into t-shirts and face masks
Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2022
Smartphones show promise as electronic stethoscopes
A mobile phone app which records a user’s heartbeat could pave the way for doctors to monitor cardiac patients remotely, research suggests.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022
New fabric can “hear” your heartbeat
Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT.
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Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022
'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure
A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in heart patients this year.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2021
Drinking caffeinated coffee has both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects
Drinking caffeinated coffee appears to have both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 25, 2021
People synchronize heart rates while listening attentively
People often unconsciously synchronize bodily functions like heartbeat and breathing when they share an experience.
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