Smart bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilities
Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by UK researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Glasgow.
Funded by Cancer Research UK, a team of scientists and designers are developing an electronic textile that would fits inside a bra and monitors whether a tumour is growing in real time, before alerting clinicians to potential risks.
For the full story, see the January 2026 edition of Smart Textiles & Wearables.
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