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What Your Skin Says About Your Health

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According to the National Institutes of Health, our skin is the bodyΓÇÖs largest organ. While it protects the body, it also does things such as hold fluids in, keep microbes out, regulate body temperature, and more. While most people think of skin only in terms of beauty, but thereΓÇÖs a lot more to it. ΓÇ£The way our skin looks says a lot about how healthy we are, believe it or not,ΓÇ¥ explains Dr. Sanjiv Saini of MD Dermatology, in Edgewater and Lexington Park, Maryland.

Skin Patch Makes Health Monitoring Easier

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A simple, ultra-thin skin patch could help doctors monitor patients around the clock. Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have proven that the patch, which moves with the skin and has electronic chips, is as effective as EKG and EEG testing. According to the researchers, the patches have a “microfluidic” construction with wires folded like origami to allow the patch to bend and flex. The patches could be used for daily health tracking by wirelessly sending updates.

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