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With $3M Grant, UArizona-Led Center to Advance At-Home …

WebThe last two decades have seen an uptick in people choosing to monitor their health using wearable technologies such as Fitbits and Apple Watches. The wearable …

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$10.8M Initiative Unites Engineering and Health Researchers to …

WebThe initiative will go beyond engineering and health sciences, requiring expertise in data analysis, health law, regulatory affairs, physician practices and patient …

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New Wearable Communication System Offers Potential to Reduce …

WebWearable devices that use sensors to monitor biological signals can play an important role in health care. These devices provide valuable information that allows …

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College of Engineering Names Philipp Gutruf 2024 da Vinci Circle …

WebPersonalized Health Care for All. From developing a technique for tracking neuron activity in the brain to creating wearable devices that ease the socioeconomic …

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Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses …

WebThe health care industry loses about $150 billion each year due to no-shows for doctors’ and dentists’ appointments. From not being able to take time away from work …

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Wearable Sensors, Virtual Reality Give Seniors a New Lease on Life

WebThe patients are part of an iCAMP research project testing a low-cost biosensor to screen for frailty and personalize hospital care for the elderly. iCAMP …

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Engineers Contribute to $60M Precision Aging Network

WebThe University of Arizona has been awarded a five-year $60 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create and lead a Precision Aging Network that …

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UA Engineers and Public Health Researchers Aim to Predict Hip …

WebMechanical engineering meets public health in a project to develop a way to predict who is at risk of a hip fracture in the hope that such injury can be avoided. Hip …

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“The Future is Now” in New Skin Cancer Diagnosis Technology

WebThe sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays pose elevated risks for skin cancer in the desert southwest, but University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers at the Cancer …

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NSF Grant Supports Engineering and Health Lessons for Pascua …

WebA two-year, $220,000 supplemental NSF grant is supporting the tuition-free program. The Pascua Yaqui and Hispanic students are using Precision Health Institute, …

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UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

WebA team of University of Arizona researchers has developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians …

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UA Team to 3D-Print Medical Masks

WebAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the world are running short on personal protective equipment, including N95 respirators – masks that, unlike surgical …

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National Institutes of Health Calls on Jennifer Barton’s Expertise

WebJennifer Barton, University of Arizona professor of biomedical engineering and director of the BIO5 Institute, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for …

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Undergraduate Research Program Will Take

WebHealth informatics is the field of study focused on optimal use of data and information, often supported by technology, to address questions in biomedical research …

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ECE Professor Wins NIH Trailblazer Award for Using Radar to …

WebMore than 20,000 U.S. adults over 65 die as a result of falls every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and that number is …

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Virtual Reality: Health Care’s New Frontier News College of

WebDr. Marvin Slepian, University of Arizona professor and co-chair of the 2019 Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium at the University of Arizona campus on March …

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mHealth Ties Scientists, Doctors, Patients News College of

WebmHealth, short for mobile health, is the new buzzword in health care and research. It refers to the practice of medicine and health with the assistance of mobile devices. Jonathan …

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Fall Semester Brings New Biomedical Engineering Head

WebMario Romero-Ortega was selected through a nationwide search to head the Department of Biomedical Engineering, beginning with the fall 2023 semester. “I was …

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Engineer Manages Informatics for $9.2M Project Studying Long …

WebWith a projected $9.2 million in first-year funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Arizona are leading a statewide study on long-term effects of COVID-19. Additional funding in subsequent years of the four-year project is dependent on enrollment. Vignesh Subbian, BIO5 member and assistant professor of …

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Scientists Study Sweat, the Small Stuff

WebThe team’s first task is to develop new, continuous and hands-free collection devices that deliver high-quality, standardized sweat samples. This will allow health care …

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BME Students Share Work at Research Expo News College of

WebNearly 50 biomedical engineering students, as well as several students and researchers in related fields, presented their work on early cancer detection methods, heart disease and medical imaging at the University of Arizona’s 8th Annual Biomedical Engineering Research Expo. The event was sponsored by longtime department …

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