Researchers build blood pressure measuring app for iPhone, no need for the Galaxy S9's fancy sensor

So, earlier this year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with a new sensor added to them — one that measures blood pressure. And...

So, earlier this year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with a new sensor added to them — one that measures blood pressure. And, after testing it, we concluded that it manages to get ballpark readings — nothing you should trust above dedicated medical equipment, but good enough to see if your readings are OK on a day-to-day basis.

Surprisingly, however, a group of Michigan State University researchers (Anand Chandrasekhar, Keerthana Natarajan, Mohammad Yavarimanesh & Ramakrishna Mukkamala) has figured out a way to develop an iPhone app that does the same with no need for ...

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