Alicia Chong Rodriguez: A Smart Bra For Better Heart Health : Ted

Could an everyday clothing item help protect your health? In this quick talk, TED Fellow Alicia Chong Rodriguez introduces 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.

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