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.

Alicia Chong Rodriguez: A smart bra for better heart health

A smart bra for better heart health

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.

Heart disease and stroke kill more women each year than any other cause, yet most clinical data and medical devices are designed for men. For decades, women were excluded from cardiovascular trials, leaving serious gaps in diagnosis and care. By turning an everyday bra into a health-tracking device, innovators are gathering real-time data unique to women’s bodies. This breakthrough could finally bring women’s heart health into the future.