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Phone Sensors Shown to Monitor Chemotherapy Effects

Catheter for chemotherapy (Rhoda Baer, National Cancer Institute)

21 December 2017. A group of cancer patients was able to monitor the severity of effects of their chemotherapy with built-in sensors on smartphones and fitness trackers. Results of the clinical study, led by researchers at University of Pittsburgh, appear in the 19 December issue . . . → Read More: Phone Sensors Shown to Monitor Chemotherapy Effects

Blood Glucose Monitor Built Into Smartphone Case

Engineers at University of California in San Diego designed a case that fits over a smartphone with an integrated sensor, which in lab tests accurately measures blood glucose levels. . . . → Read More: Blood Glucose Monitor Built Into Smartphone Case

Phone-Based Lupus Home Test Kit in Development

A home test kit using smartphone imaging is being created by biomedical engineers to detect kidney inflammation caused by lupus, an autoimmune disorder. . . . → Read More: Phone-Based Lupus Home Test Kit in Development

Phone App Screens for Postpartum Depression

A new smartphone app helps detect depression among women who recently gave birth, and optionally gathers data for continued research on the disorder. . . . → Read More: Phone App Screens for Postpartum Depression

Phone App Found to Measure Heart Health Metrics

A medical engineering team designed a smartphone app that in a clinical study shows it can measure key factors in heart health as accurately as MRI scans. . . . → Read More: Phone App Found to Measure Heart Health Metrics

Infographic – Smartphones Cause Photography Boom

Taking photos is one of the leading uses of smartphones, documented by the chart posted above from Statista showing the growing number of images captured with phones since 2013. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Smartphones Cause Photography Boom

Clever Smartphone Software, Boldly Going Where No Phone Has Gone Before

Read about the latest developments in smartphone software. . . . → Read More: Clever Smartphone Software, Boldly Going Where No Phone Has Gone Before

Trial Shows Smartphone App Finds More Heart Disease

Results from a clinical trial show an electrocardiogram app on a smartphone detects more cases of irregular heart beats than routine office visits. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Smartphone App Finds More Heart Disease

Smartphones Capturing Multiple Sclerosis Data

A large-scale research study of physical challenges and symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis in the U.S. is capturing its data with smartphones rather than by visiting clinics. . . . → Read More: Smartphones Capturing Multiple Sclerosis Data

Smartphone Attachment Performs Medical Diagnostics

An engineering lab at University of Illinois created a device that uses a smartphone’s imaging and processing features to analyze human specimen samples for detecting disease. . . . → Read More: Smartphone Attachment Performs Medical Diagnostics