title: Healthwear: medical technology becomes wearable.
abstract: Widespread adoption of sensors that monitor the wearer's vital signs and other indicators promises to improve care for the aged and chronically ill while amassing a database that can enhance treatment and reduce medical costs.
authors.affiliation: Human Dynamics Research Group, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pentland
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003020:Clothing; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*