A new study was presented during 2013 ERS Congress with the aim was to evaluate exercise capacity, oxygen desaturation and minute ventilation (VE) during six-minute walking test (6MWT) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The 6MWT was performed according to the requirements of American Thoracic Society (2002) using a spiromet...

The clinical importance of interrupter resistance (Rint) technique in asthma management on patients, who are not able to collaborate in the execution of spirometry tests, has been investigated a study by the Paediatry dept. of Siena Hospital (Italy). The aim of the study is to assess Rint utility in asthma management when integrated with clinic...

A new study has been published on "Neurorehabilitation Neural Repair Journal"  with a validation of COSMED K4b2 portable metabolic monitoring device during overground GAIT analysis. The purpose of this study was to establish the test-retest reliability of a portable metabolic monitoring device during overground walking in hemiparetic stroke sur...

A new article on the UK Daily Mail Online presented a powered exoskeleton which shows great promise both for augmenting the abilities of able-bodied users, and for rehabilitating the disabled. A robotic exoskeleton that is so light and comfortable it can be slipped on like a pair of trousers is being developed by Harvard University's Wyss Insti...

A new study was published presenting the work of the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) Task Force on multi-ethnic reference values for spirometry for the 3-95-year age range. The aim of the Task Force was to derive continuous prediction equations and their lower limits of normal for spirometric indices, which are applicable globally. As the Task For...

A new study by the University of Alberta has been published recently summarizing ongoing scientific research activity in infant body composition using the PEA POD. The objective of this study was to summarize published evidence and ongoing research activity in infant body composition using the PEA POD infant body composition system. All publish...

A new white paper from COSMED shows main scientific evidence on the importance of body composition measurement in infants. There is an increasing interest in the association between nutritional status during early infancy and childhood with the increased risks for adverse health effects as adults. Infant body composition has been in the last ye...

A new study was published on the International Journal of Sport Medicine validating the new Aquatrainer snorkel option for gas exchange measurement of swimmers with K4b2. This study aimed to test if a new AquaTrainer ® snorkel with 2 (SV2) or 4 (SV4) valves is comparable to a standard face mask (Mask) being valid for real time gas analysis unde...

A new study was published this month on the Research in Sports Medicine Journal with a validation of Quark CPET with Mixing Chamber versus the Douglas Bag method. The validation study was performed by Dr Nieman's team at the prestigious Human Performance Lab of the Applachian State University (ASU). The study objectives were to validate the acc...

A meta-analysis of scientific studies has been published on the prestigious Pediatrics Journal showing the importance of body composition monitoring in preterm infants. The study is a meta-analysis of studies published to date presenting body composition results in preterm infants at term equivalent age (TEA), which is the age at which they wou...

A new study shows for the first time the ventilatory response to exercise in COPD patients with emphysema. Sixteen patients with moderate to severe emphysema, quantified by high resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT), were studied. All participants underwent a full lung function evaluation with Quark PFT, including spirometry, diffusing cap...

A new study published on Pediatric Exercixse Medicine uses the BOD POD as the practical reference standard for body fat measurement in young male athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the intermethods agreement of DXA and BIA with ADP to assess the %BF in young male athletes, such as swimmers, footballers, and cyclists. Air Displa...

A study by the Swedish Karolinska Instituet has been published on Clinical Nutrition Journal showing excellent results for Quark RMR in measuring indirect calorimetry in mechanically ventilated patients.  The study objectives were focused on the necessity of validating new instruments for indirect calorimetry in mechanically ventilated patients...

A new study has been published to evaluate selected factors influencing resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese female subjects. The study, published on the June issue of the World Journal of Experimental Medicine, was carried out by the Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Physiopathology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, Food...

A validation study has been published on Obesity Journal showing the accuracy and reliability of the newly introduced Pediatric Option Accessory for measuring body fat % in 2-6 years old with the Bod Pod GS. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy, precision, bias, and reliability of percent fat (%fat) determined by air-displa...

A validation study has been published on Obesity Journal showing the accuracy and reliability of the newly introduced Pediatric Option Accessory for measuring body fat % in 2-6 years old with the Bod Pod GS. The aim of the research, conducted by the Mangiagalli Clinic in Milan (Italy), was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of air-displac...

The measurement of Resting Metabolic Rate using the Fitmate with a ventilated canopy hood was validated by a study presented during the 2012 ACSM Annual Meeting. The study, by the Northern Illinois University, aimed to determine the reliability and validity of measuring resting metabolic rate (RMR) with COSMED’s FitMate™ metabolic system using ...

A study was presented during 2012 ATS validating the Rint measurements obtained with Rocc Pony FX option. The study, by the University of Florence (Italy) together with the University of Herston (QLD, Australia), aimed to establish whether the Rint measurements obtained with the Pony spirometry device are similar to those obtained with Microrin...

A French study examined the reproducibility of the Fitmate metabolic system in measuring breathing gas during a cycling exercise. The study (in French language), by the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, aimed to demonstrate the reproducibility of respiratory variables (VE and VO2) using a desktob metabolic system like Fitmate. Twenty-one pa...

A study with Quark b2 examines the impact of head-to-head competition on performance, pacing strategy and bioenergetics during a 2000-m cycling task. The study, by the University of Portsmouth together with the Deutsche Sporthochschule, aims to describe the bioenergetic basis for any changes in performance or pacing profile due to simulated hea...