Personalized wearable devices that monitor people's health are on the rise. From watches to patches and other types of sensors, these smart devices can monitor heart activity, inflammation levels, and ...

After consulting with medical doctors, these are 8 of the best N95 masks for staying healthy during the cold, flu, and ...

Surgical face masks became a symbol of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. They helped prevent the spread of viruses, especially through the air. Now, researchers at the University of Rome Tor ...

ROME, Italy — Forget invasive blood tests and expensive doctor visits; your breath might hold the key to monitoring kidney disease. Scientists from Italy have cleverly repurposed the humble face mask, ...

Exhaled breath contains water vapor bearing an array of compounds, including some that indicate diseases. A soft mask that analyzes breath to detect these biomarkers could let people easily monitor ...

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and ...

The breath we exhale can tell us a lot about our respiratory and metabolic health – like whether we have asthma or if we might be developing kidney disease or need to better manage a case of COPD. But ...