A diabetes management app developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is set to begin a pilot at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS).
The app, called Sugar, aims to help people with diabetes manage their weight and blood sugar level as well as assess the status of chronic foot ulcers. Patients can use the app, available on Android devices, to integrate data from their...
Sherry Pagoto, Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed an app that helps people understand why they are overeating. The team was awarded $2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for this project.
The app, called Relax, is designed for patients who are in clinical...
The U.S. Army has awarded a three-year, $1.9 million grant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts to develop miniaturized wireless sensors that can detect early signs of blood loss on the battlefield and potentially save soldiers' lives.
The planned sensors will measure vital signs by shining infrared and visible light through the skin and measure how blood in the arteries...
We are getting closer to the day when a smartphone app can detect atrial fibrillation in patients at high risk of a stroke or heart failure.
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., have submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) approval of an Android app that can pick up subtle changes in skin color by scanning blood vessels, thanks to an...
