Fetal heart rate monitoring during labor is a vital tool for assessing a baby's well-being and guiding timely interventions. Updated ACOG guidelines outline how to interpret different tracing ...

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause congenital heart malformations in the fetus. The MGRN1 gene has not ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Being able to effectively monitor the heart rate of a developing fetus is key to identifying potential health issues, and the earlier they’re caught, the better for the child.

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A graphic from a recent University of Washington study shows phone placement during a pregnancy monitoring test. The study found that the phone's audio recording could help estimate fetal heart rate.

SEATTLE — What if pregnant women could monitor their baby's heart rate using their mobile phone? The idea is not so far-fetched. A University of Washington PhD student is helping develop a smartphone ...

Unprescribed use of amphetamine-dextroamphetamine salts (Adderall) can cause sizeable increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic activation after only a single pill, according to new ...

PRINTED ON TREADMILLS and exercise bikes in gyms around the world is a simple method for estimating the maximum rate at which your heart should safely beat, in beats per minute: 220 minus your age.

DopFone uses an off-the-shelf smartphone’s existing speaker and microphone to accurately estimate fetal heart rate. The phone mimics a Doppler ultrasound, emitting a tone and listening for the subtle ...

Something fascinating happens every time we interact with another person in a meaningful way: Several of our biological signals start to synchronize. This has been shown for various brain waves and ...

Apple Watch heart rate tracking now rivals medical-grade devices when settings and calibration are optimized. Using advanced optical sensors with green LEDs, Series 4 and newer models continuously ...

Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker spike on the day she vanished could mean that the elderly woman was involved in a heart rate-surging struggle with her possible captors, a lead cardiologist speculated ...