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ware network and resource discovery API, and the MIThril real-time
machine learning inference infrastructure. The LiveNet system is cur-
rently in use for multiple studies: capturing the effects of medication on
the dyskinesia state of Parkinsons patients [89], a pilot epilepsy classifier
study with the University of Rochester Center for Future Health, a de-
pression medication study with the MGH Department of Neuroscience,
and a hypothermia study with the Advanced Research in Environmental
Medicine (ARIEM) at the Natick Army Labs [90].
The MyHeart [91] project funded by the IST program of the European
Commission is a concerted effort aimed at developing intelligent systems
for the prevention and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases using smart
electronic and textile systems based wearable sensors, and appropriate
services that empower the users to take control of their own health sta-
tus. The MyHeart project integrates functional clothes with on-body
sensors (textile and nontextile) and electronics to acquire, process and
evaluate physiological data. It also includes a wireless personal area net-
work to transmit results to a mobile phone or PDA and from there to
a server farm, to request professional medical services. Recently, there
have also been several developments that combine on-body sensors with
implantable sensors. The Healthy Aims [92] project of the European
Commission focuses on developing a range of medical implants (Cochlear
implant, retina implant and glaucoma sensor, implantable pressure sen-
sor to monitor intracranial pressure, Sphincter sensor, and Inertial Mea-
surement Unit) to assist aging people with disabilities.
The Wealthy [93] consortium was also established by the European
Commission to fulfil the need to continuously monitor patient vital signs
through novel woven sensing interfaces that could be worn without any
discomfort for the user. The focus of the project is on development of
smart material in fiber and yarn form endowed with a wide range of elec-
trophysical properties (conducting, piezoresistive, etc) for use as basic
elements. The Alert Portable Telemedical Monitor (AMON), is another
project whose aim is to develop a wrist worn device encapsulating many
sensors. Currently, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, ECG, accelerometer,
and skin temperature are available. The device communicates directly
to a telemedicine center via a GSM network, allowing direct contact with
the patient if necessary. AMON enables patients which are not confined
to a hospital to monitor continuously and analyze their vital signs.
The Motion Analysis Lab [94] is focused on researching rehabilitative
tools in the treatment of mobility-limiting conditions in people with cere-
bral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Parkinsons
Disease, and other neuromuscular disorders. In pursuit of this goal, the
MAL focuses on the rehabilitative possibilities of robotics and wearable
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