Amazing New Invention Can Monitor Health Through Sweat
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Medicine has advanced throughout the ages with the development of new techniques and methods. Technology has granted us the ability to explore further and develop a better understanding of diseases and how to remedy them. Northwestern University has taken another great step toward the advancement of medical technology by developing a new health sensor.
This is a patch that you can attach directly to your skin. It analyzes different body statistics and your vitals by monitoring your sweat. If it works out well, this device could manage to detect diseases like diabetes, cystic fibrosis or unbalanced vitals.
Fitness devices for consumers already exist such as the Fitbit and other sports bracelets, but they are limited to only a few vitals. They also don’t boast accuracy or have proper implementation to be used in any professional capacity. At most, they’re novel devices that can help you track your workout.
These health patches, on the other hand, will be able to detect many more details in depth. Not only can they monitor your vitals with greater accuracy, but they can also help medical professionals detect diseases earlier than currently possible.
The device itself is a small dime-sized patch that you can attach to your skin like a sticker. Each patch contains small receptacles that collect your sweat. These receptacles will change color depending on the amount of sweat collected. This will give you a clear indication of how much sweat you’ve lost over time.
Something like this could prove to be invaluable to professional athletes, who can use the device to gauge if they’re close to being dehydrated. Professional sports teams like the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears have already shown great interest in this health patch.
Besides that, it has the potential to be used in the field by the military and any special forces. The Air Force has expressed interest in the potential that a device like this could provide. Military personnel will be able to monitor their conditions to gauge if they’re ready to go out in the field.
This is a great device even if you’re just an average consumer. With such an advancement in the works, it’s not long before we start to see this kind of technology in the next generation of wearable technology. Before you know it, you’ll have a patch on your arm telling you to hydrate after a long workout.