Medical technology makers are now hoping to scale this model down to the personal level by connecting wireless sensors placed on (or even under) a patient's skin to create «medical
body area networks» (MBANs) that provide doctors with real - time info about their patients.
As new sensors are developed,
these body area networks might even turn into the human equivalent of General Motors OnStar vehicle maintenance services that drivers use to proactively inform them of the need for maintenance and to call for help when lost or in an accident.
The FCC is considering a request to allocate spectrum bandwidth for medical
body area networks that wirelessly monitor one's health
Not exact matches
After few acclaimed projects, such as a Driverless Car, Project Loon (a
network of balloons intended for beaming internet waves to far - reaching
areas), Google Glass and Smart Lenses that can monitor glucose levels in the wearer's
body, the company is betting upon another path - breaking project again.
For intelligent and
networked data processing, at Interpack, Minebea Intec will be presenting a new software release for statistical process controls: SPC@Enterprise 3.0 converts all measurement data into useful information, even in the
areas of foreign
body detection and dynamic checkweighing, which help to ensure product quality, food safety and productivity.
Dutch research organisation IMEC, based in Eindhoven, has developed a wireless
body -
area network (BAN)-- dubbed the Human + + BAN — that converts the firm's ultra-low-power electrocardiogram sensors into wireless nodes that transmit data to the...
An important
area of research focus for NIAID is the immune system, the complex
network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the
body against attacks by foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.
Then, if the dehydration is chronic, the
body will gradually shut down some
areas of the capillary
network, increasing the pressure placed on the arteries and contributing to a further rise in blood pressure.
A tumor is cancerous (or malignant) when these abnormal cells invade other parts of the breast or when they spread (or metastasize) to other
areas of the
body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system, a
network of vessels and nodes in the
body that plays a role in fighting infection.
Acupuncture can therefore be seen as a mechanical way to activate the
body's internal energy or de-qi which in turn, automatically travels through the ECM
network to locate pathological
areas of dysfunction and initiates spontaneous self - healing.
«My argument is that the three classic
areas of neuroscience, endocrinology, and immunology, with their various organs — the brain (which is the key organ that the neuroscientists study), the glands, and the immune system (consisting of the spleen, the bone marrow, the lymph nodes, and of course the cells circulating throughout the
body)-- that these three
areas are actually joined to each other in a bidirectional
network of communication and that the information «carriers» are the neuropeptides.»
It compliments our busy schedules by presenting more restorative postures that confront the deep tissues and fascial
networks in the
areas of our
body that particularly respond harshly to stress.
As mentioned in the previous installment, this is indeed a method by which the
body can improve the relative efficiency of these muscle fibers, as a decrease in overall
area with an increase in the capillary
network means proportionately more blood flow to each muscle fiber.
The new platform includes an electrical
network that centers around four
areas: vehicle dynamics, safety, car
body, and infotainment.
The «
body electric
area network» has been implemented on Lexus products, but this is a first for a Toyota.
The large abstractions mix lively brushwork with bold spray painted
areas, while the works on paper (inspired by the
body prints of David Hammons) capture the imprint of Ms. Ferris» clothed
body with pigments and oils over a
network of brushed, linear forms.
BODY: In this presentation, Dr. Stroebel presents research on how house price changes occurring within the geographical
area of an individual's social
network impact his / her perception of property prices and the decision to purchase real estate.