IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Space exploration constraints create an innovative opportunity to improve healthcare equity and health outcomes with comprehensive solutions under the guidance of best practices from both terrestrial and spaceflight alike. read more

The SPUTA VACCUMER is a 3D printable device that can remove sputum and foreign matters without inserting a suction catheter into the trachea. read more

Exergames are an interactive video gaming system that requires bodily movement to play and function, thereby stimulating a form of physical activity. read more

Advances in space medicine and life sciences can boost the technological development in digital health for ground and space applications, including the area of telepharmacy. read more

This paper proposes a definition for Earth Independent Medical Operations, describes the key components, and outlines directions for future work. read more

Medical capabilities for use in space require regulations. read more

novel avenue to measure tissue oxygen saturation noninvasively with high accuracy using a multiwavelength LED and a photodetector was developed and verified with an optical simulation and in-vivo experiment. read more

The unique and often overlooked interdependence between fNIRS probe design and neural network architecture is demonstrated. A novel and effective BCI model is presented, which can be generalised to multi-wavelength, broadband, and hybrid fNIRS data. read more

Non-invasive, diffuse optics-based impedance measurements were performed on three non-human primates undergoing cerebral perfusion pressure-based autoregulation challenges. The results show impedance can be used as a non-invasive biomarker of cerebral health. read more

Spontaneous cerebral hemodynamics measured with near-infrared spectroscopy feature a significant coherence with systemic arterial blood pressure for about 10%–30% of the time at a relevant autoregulation frequency of 0.1 Hz. read more