Alicia Chong Rodriguez: A smart bra for better heart health
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Could an everyday clothing item help protect your health? In this quick talk, TED Fellow Alicia Chong Rodriguez introduces us to a smart bra designed to gather real-time data on biomarkers like heartbeat, breath and temperature. Learn how this life-saving gadget could help close the gender gap in cardiovascular research -- and, finally, usher women's health care into the 21st century.
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Alicia Chong Rodriguez — The Great Wave
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Padded, flexible encasing for body monitoring systems in fabrics Patent Grant Chong Rodriguez , et al. Oc [Bloomer Health Tech., Inc.]
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Alicia Chong Rodriguez, Speaker
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