Life Science Hardware and Software

Researchers have been investigating the use of a promising, yet not entirely understood technique known as seismocardiography. This method takes advantage of natural vibrations produced by the cardiovascular system by recording with accelerometers,…

Electromyography (EMG) has long been the clinical and research standard for skeletal muscle activity. Through manipulations of waveforms produced by electrical signals given off by muscle movement, researchers can gain insight into the mechanical…

There is a major concern growing in the medical community that the ratio of health workers to population size is decreasing. This means that the number of available doctors and medical professionals is starting to become too small to handle the number…

Social fear learning seems like a fairly straightforward subject. A person observes another reacting or expressing through either verbal or nonverbal cues that a stimulus makes them fearful or afraid. Surprisingly though, little is known …

There is a reason people call it “the Great Outdoors.” People often escape to nature to relax and recharge from the stressors of suburban life. Wilderness tourism has been and will probably continue to be very popular. Permit requests to …

The lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle is an important muscle that works to stabilize certain spinal segments as well as control the extension moment of the lumbar spine. Studies have shown that this muscle can be atrophied in people with…

Focal hand dystonia, also known as “musician’s cramp,” is a movement disorder that causes involuntary flexing in the fingers, or finger cramps, when playing a musical instrument. This disorder poses a huge problem for professional musicians and in…

Weight and body shape issues are a major concern amongst today’s general population, especially young women. The pressure from outside forces to conform to a certain body type, whether it is from advertisements or even their own social media pages,…

Physiological responses can offer researchers key insights into the mental state of their participants. Whereas human subjects can lie or misreport their emotions on a self-report questionnaire, their physiological signals show the actual truth.…

Emotional reactions influence, and may help predict, our decisions and offer valuable information for communication and neuromarketing researchers, but emotion is difficult to measure explicitly. Emotional responses are complex phenomena consisting…

Researchers have long recognized the need for a better tool for Electroencephalogram (EEG) ambulatory monitoring. While many have come up with certain wired solutions, there has not been a valid solution for long term logging or telemetry.…

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a graphical recording of the changes occurring in the electrical potentials between different sites on the skin as a result of cardiac activity. The electrical activity of the heart is a sequence of depolarizations…

An electrocardiogram (ECG; a.k.a. EKG) recording can be extremely useful for analysis of a variety of physiological studies. When combined with automated ECG analysis software, researchers can identify ECG intervals, assess heart rate variability…