- A team tests small sensors in people's homes.
- The work is at the University of Missouri.
- They study people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- ALS damages nerve cells and weakens muscles.
- People can have trouble talking, eating, and breathing.
- The team adapted sensors from older adult research.
- Sensors send signals wirelessly to university computers.
- Researchers use artificial intelligence to study the data.
- They want to detect changes early to prevent problems.
- The study appears in Frontiers in Digital Health.
Difficult words
- sensors — small device that finds or measures things
- university — place for higher learning and research
- nerve cells — cell that sends signals in the body
- muscles — body part that makes movement or strength
- artificial intelligence — computer systems that learn and analyze data
- wirelessly — without wires, using radio or internet signals
- adapted — change something to make it useful
- detect — find or notice something, often early
- prevent — stop something from happening before it starts
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Discussion questions
- Would you want small sensors in your home?
- Do you use a computer to send information?
- Would you like doctors to find problems early?
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