When it comes to tracking your heart rate, nothing beats using equipment designed for such a purpose, such as chest strap ...

Pulse measurement equipment is now easier to use than ever before, with many devices offering easy-to-align solutions and plug-and-play computer operation, reports Neil Savage. Ultrafast lasers ...

Three different sounds can be used: the noise of an electric spark, a short pulse of tone from a loudspeaker or a pulse produced by rapturing pneumatically a paper diaphragm. The resulting sound ...

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To ensure accuracy, repeat this process several times. For a more precise reading, measure your resting heart rate multiple times throughout the week at different times of day, as factors like ...

By observing the frequency of the light-dark color change, we can back out the heart rate. This is exactly how [Andy Kong] approached two methods of measuring heart rate from a webcam. The first ...

Two experts explain what this metric means, how to get an accurate measurement, and why you should care about it in the first ...

The simplest way of measuring heart rate is to measure your pulse. As the heart beats, a pulse can be felt in locations where an artery passes over something solid, such as bone. Pulse locations ...

Pulse oximetry has been suggested as the preferred tool for continuos monitoring of patients at risk for the SIDS/ALTE/Apnea clinical complex. Technical difficulties related to difficulty of long ...

Healthcare professionals usually measure a person’s heart rate variability using an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). Doctors may measure pulse rate variability using photoplethysmography (PPG ...

New research suggests that classical music has a calming influence on unborn babies. A team of researchers from Mexico has ...