A team has developed a method that uses the camera on a person's smartphone or computer to take their pulse and breathing rate from a real-time video of their face. Telehealth has become a critical ...

Hong Kong-based startup PanopticAI has obtained regulatory approval in the United States for its contactless pulse rate measuring application. It received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) ...

CSI sensing (Wi-Fi sensing), which uses Wi-Fi signals to estimate a person's location and posture, has been gaining attention. Recently, a research team at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ...

A pulse wave is a wave in which the blood flow – that originates from the heartbeat – is transmitted to the body. It is an important biosignal that indicates cardiovascular health. Analyzing the pulse ...

More and more people are tracking their physical fitness with the aid of wearable gadgets and appropriate apps. Optical sensors are suitable for measuring pulse rates and oxygen saturation in blood.

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