đĽNew article publication in Head & Neck
We found bioimpedance was related to tongue strength and the presence of radiation-associated XII neuropathy. Our work paves the way to non-invasive bioimpedance as an adjunctive biomarker to assess tongue health in oropharyngeal cancer survivors.
Needle impedance-EMG outperforms standard EMG to diagnose muscular dystrophy
In our latest work that made it to be in the front cover of Muscle and Nerve, we made a head-to-head comparison of standard EMG and impedance-EMG. The clinical problem: to diagnose muscular dystrophy from healthy muscle.
New NIH grant will answer whether wearables can improve health in LGBTQ + individuals
Did you know that đłď¸âđ sexual and gender minorities (sometimes denoted LGBTQ+) have disproportionately high rates of depression, suicidal ideation, substance use, and physical health problems? Our new NIH grant will answer whether wearables can improve health disparities in LGBTQ + individuals during real-time social safety experiences in public settings by reducing their chronic threat-vigilance stress!
Hope Gala 23 Casino Royale!
Delightful fundraising Hope Gala Casino Royale event from the American Cancer Society to support cancer research!
New grant from the American Cancer Society
Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common cancers in the U.S. and their incidence is increasing. Electrical impedance dermography (EID) is a newer non-invasive, quantitative and objective tool sensitive to detect alterations in the electrical properties of skin cancers. The overarching hypothesis of this proposal is that EID can be used to distinguish cancer subtypes that cannot be appreciated clinically.
New R21 grant
Radiation-associated dysphagia (RAD) is a leading driver of quality of lige and a potentially life-threatening survivorship issue, afflicting more than half of patients treated with curative radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. In collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, we will examine feasibility and criterion validity of surface electromyography as a rapid, non-invasive quantitative surveillance method for lingual denervation.
New NSF grant
I am thrilled to lead an #NSF grant focused on #wearable #bioimpedance #devices for #cuffless #bloodpressure. A novel aspect of our approach is the integration of #physiological, #computational, and #machinelearning models to establish the biological sources relating #fluiddynamics and #electricity.
Elaine and Henry awarded with the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship!
The NSF GRF recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers early in their careers. So proud of them!
Prior to this year (2023 award year), @UofUECE had 1 NSF GRFP award year 2015, 1 in award year 2011, 1 in award year 2010, 1 in award year 2003, and 1 in award year 2002.
2022 Lassonde Instituteâs Student Innovation Report
Henry’s research on wearable health monitors has earned him a spot in the 2022 Lassonde Instituteâs Student Innovation Report, an annual publication celebrating student innovation and impact at the University of Utah.
Stress monitoring using an Internet of Medical Things device in a virtual reality environment and at home
Modern lifestyles are triggering stress at a disproportionate rate for longer periods of time. Chronic or long-lasting stress can pose a risk to our health. However, despite advances in physiological recording methods, stress remains challenging to quantify and monitor accurately. We have developed and tested an Internet of Medical Things device with electrocardiogram (ECG) recording features. The IoMT records and processes ECG signal on-the-fly to calculate, in real time, heart rate, heart rate variability, energy expenditure and stress. Data can be sent to an online platform using a standard Internet of Things publish-subscribe messaging transport protocol for continuous monitoring. We monitored induced stress by recording ECG in subjects using state-of-the-art liquid metal electrodes performing a plank walking task in a virtual reality (VR) environment with high heights exposure and at-home. The results demonstrate our IoMT technology ability to provide accurate ECG metrics using novel liquid metal electrodes by detecting continuously increased stress values in a VR setting and at-home. Our work sets the stage for future research on psychological stress and emotion regulation within daily life and the physiological mechanisms through which it influences the health of both children and adults.
The study is now accepted in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, with an impact factor of 10.238 and among the top 10 journals in Telecommunications by Journal impact factor.