Sensor units on the nails to measure health indicators

Sensor units on the nails to measure health indicators

Helping doctors track disease cases

London: Middle East

Researchers have developed small sensors installed on the nails to track diseases and movement disorders that may be felt by the user. The new sensor modules are designed to help doctors track various pathologies through artificial intelligence analysis.
"The nails are usually very hard, so we decided to stick the units of measurement," said Stephen Heisig and Katsuki Sakuma, who created the new system at IBM Research, IBM's research arm, the company's American software and computer. Nails then there is no reason to worry about problems caused by the adhesion of the electronic body to the skin ".
"Experiments have shown that these units can extract enough health indicators based on the pressure exerted on the nails when one catches different objects with the fingers," said the researchers in comments posted on the site. Web of Science and Technology.
The researchers explained that the detection unit performs continuous measurements of flexion rate and flexor movement in activities of daily living, such as cutting and opening of packaging and other, which in turn indicates the strength of the grip and the capacity for constipation. They also pointed out that these indicators were important for assessing certain conditions such as Parkinson's disease, for example to measure the effectiveness of treatments for this disease, as well as for the study of certain psychiatric diseases such as the schizophrenia and others. The new system includes sensors linked to sensors for measuring the pressure rate, a microcomputer for determining pressure values ​​and a data collection unit connected to an intelligent clock.

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