Carnegie Mellon researchers have proven that widely available earbuds can double as heart-monitoring devices, capturing subtle cardiac activity with near-clinical accuracy and potentially expanding ...

A new mobile app will soon put the ability to monitor a baby’s prenatal heartbeat in the hands of pregnant women who may worry about their baby’s health in between doctor’s visits. Studies show that ...

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools. No extra hardware, no gel, just the phone’s own speaker and microphone. It’s ...

Cardiologists spend their days assessing other people’s hearts, but they like to monitor their own heart health, too. It doesn’t require very sophisticated equipment or a lot of time. Dr. Jennifer ...

Is Ray J crying wolf, or is “Brandy’s brother” truly in a fight for his life? The R&B singer and reality TV veteran is currently at the center of a bizarre whirlwind of health scares and ...

On February 14, Ray J tried to give fans an up-close performance while, allegedly, his eyes were bleeding — but doing so got his heart monitor stolen in the crowd. The singer-songwriter shared that ...

Photographers often take photographs of the scenes that spark emotions – but did you know that Nikon once gave that ability to a dog? Using a compact camera, a 3D printed case, and a heart rate ...

You can approach heart rate training in a few ways, and each method has its own set of variables. It can seem like a complicated process. That’s why whenever heart rate training entered the chat, I ...

Fans watching the Winter Olympics on NBC networks may notice a unique addition to the coverage—a live heart rate monitor showing the stress of the coaches, parents and partners of the American ...

Consider two athletes, A and B. Athlete A has a maximum heart rate of 205 beats per minute, while Athlete B has a maximum heart rate of 165 beats per minute. Who’s better? The answer is neither (or ...

Whoever we are, whatever we’re doing, we have a measurable heart rate. It’s a pretty clear sign of being alive. But what should your heart rate be when exercising? When we exercise, our heart rate ...