Before you decide to click away, thinking we’re talking about some heart rate monitor that connects to a display using WiFi, wait! Pulse-Fi is a system that monitors heart rate using the WiFi signal ...

Measuring the heart rate of great apes in captivity is essential for both health management and animal studies. However, existing most methods are either invasive or inaccurate. Now, researchers have ...

Non-invasive heart rate and blood pressure monitoring via facial images and video might soon be possible thanks to the development of pioneering signal-processing technologies. Researchers are ...

Back in the 1940s, a Dutch physician called John Poel invented a device that changed the nature of heart monitoring. His device is based on the idea that the color of skin changes according to the ...

One of the finest aspects of owning a smartwatch, and a major draw for Fitbit users, is the ability to conveniently measure your heart rate at all times. Watches that can track your heart rate are not ...

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...

The conditions inside the Fulton County Jail system are dire. Inmates at one of the jails in Atlanta, Georgia, are sleeping on the floor in plastic trays. Cell doors hang off hinges, footage from one ...

When the first Apple Watch made its global debut, Apple said it was a product that would enrich people's lives and encourage them to adopt a healthier lifestyle, thanks in part to a heart rate sensor ...

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Smartwatches have beefed up their heart health features in recent years Smartwatches have beefed up their heart health features in recent years is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer ...

The AirPods Pro 3 are equipped with a heart rate sensor that can send real-time data to multiple apps. (Apple) Your AirPods may soon become your most important pieces of fitness gear. One of the ...