U. of House works on wireless sensors: University of Houston and the Abramson Center for the Future of Health are designing an in-home health system for vital sign monitoring and location tracking. For about $1,000 an entire house could be outfitted with the system, which could then alert caregivers via their smartphones when a patient is in need. For movement tracking, patients will have to wear a sensor the size of a quarter on a piece of their clothing, while vital sign monitoring requires a sensor attached to the patients skin like a band aid. More

UK leveraging mHealth for osteoarthritis: UK researchers just received an $18.2M grant for rehabilitating patients with osteoarthritis and slowing its development to delay joint deterioration. Some of the funding will go toward developing wireless sensors to that enabled patients to maximize the effects of their rehabilitation exercises. When patients wear the sensors, doctors can monitor knee motions and correct wrong movements if necessary. More

Relief for Parkinson's related involuntary movement? Orlando Health neurologist Dr. Alex Gonzalez can now use a wireless device, a bit larger than a PDA, to remotely adjust an electronic implant in a Parkinson's patient to quell his involuntary movements as they arise. More