Superquark

Season 16 Episode 11: Episode 11

For the last episode, SuperQuark presents the Pioneer Production documentary, “The Living Body”, which follows the development of the human body, in particular of a woman, from birth to old age. Computer graphics, special effects and cutting-edge medical images explain the biological differences between human beings, in the different stages of life, through the transformations of the body. Giovanni Carrada and Gian Marco Mori, in the service “Telemedicine for heart patients” followed, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, in the United States, the testing of a new electronic device for heart patients, which can be worn. In this small and light device, there are sensors to monitor cardiac function, a microprocessor and a transceiver. The patient can check his or her health status and send the data collected to the hospital, via a smartphone. It is a revolutionary technology that allows for early intervention on heart disease.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

29

Episodes:

365

Actor:

Piero Angela

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1995

IMDb:

9.0