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Monitoring Vital Signs for the Elderly

October 24th, 2014 / in NSF, Research News / by Helen Wright

Source: NSF

The National Science Foundation recently featured University of Missouri computer scientist Marjorie Skubic in a Science360 radio episode. Skubic is engineering high speed networks that can remotely monitor movement and vital signs. The goal is to help provide independent living for the elderly.

In this photo at the Smart America Expo, Skubic is showing sensors that are placed under a mattress to monitor vital signs. As part of the Closed Loop Healthcare team at the Expo, Skubic worked to connect the technologies she’s created with those developed by other teams with similar health care goals.

Marjorie Skubic was a recent participant at the CCC Aging in Place Workshop. Aging in Place was a trans-NIH/interagency workshop on the use and development of assistive technology for the aging population and people with chronic disabilities. Stay tuned for a report from this workshop.