Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A modified surgical face mask ask analyzes a person's breath to look for gases that are associated with kidney disease, ...

Inside the mask is a special sensor that detects certain chemicals, or metabolites, that come from your breath. These chemicals are linked to how well your kidneys are working. In early tests, this ...

A modified face mask can detect kidney disease, just through breath. Surgical face covers became commonplace during the Covid pandemic in an attempt to stop the spread of airborne bugs. Now, Italian ...

Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health ...

Researchers have developed a prototype for a smart mask that can be used to monitor a range of medical conditions, including respiratory ailments, such as asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Many people still wear masks on a regular basis, either to keep from spreading viruses that they've got, or to manage a respiratory problem. An experimental new mask takes things a step further, by ...

A face mask with a nanomaterial-based humidity sensor and AI model interprets breath patterns during silent speech to restore communication for patients. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Losing the ability to ...

Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health ...

May 8 (UPI) --Wearing a face mask to protect others from infectious disease continues to be hotly debated in the United States. But what about wearing a face mask to detect chronic kidney disease? A ...

Personalized wearable devices that monitor people's health are on the rise. From watches to patches and other types of sensors, these smart devices can monitor heart activity, inflammation levels, and ...

Embedded between the fabric layers of this FFP2-style face mask is a specialized gas sensor that could help diagnose chronic kidney disease from a person’s breath. Surgical face masks help prevent the ...