Name: A smart bra for better heart health
Uploaded: 2021-09-13T14:47:55Z
Duration: 5 min 50 s
Description: 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.

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.

Alicia Chong Rodriguez: A smart bra for better heart health

A smart bra for better heart health

Harnessing smart bras could revolutionize women's health, turning everyday wear into lifesavers by monitoring vital signs.

Artificial intelligence and medical-grade sensors in bras offer a leap towards personalized, bias-free medicine for heart health.

Innovative smart bras could close the gender data gap in cardiovascular research, paving the way for 21st-century women's healthcare.