Apple, J&J to study whether Apple Watch can reduce the risk of stroke
The Heartline study, open to people aged 65 and older, will research atrial fibrillation and early detection of stroke using Apple's smartwatch.
VR can help relieve pain during childbirth?
A small study among 40 hospitalized women in labor has found that immersion in virtual reality can help women reduce pain.
The new Research app launches with three health studies
The Apple Heart and Movement, Women's Health and Hearing Studies are now open for enrollment in the U.S.
AppliedVR, NCI to evaluate VR as a solution to help address cancer-related anxiety
The proof-of-concept study will evaluate AppliedVR's system on scanxiety - the anxiety patients experience before or after medical diagnostics scans.
Apple announces three new health studies
The studies will be conducted in collaboration with leading medical institutions to examine hearing, women's, mobility and heart health.
ONCOassist launches clinical trial search engine
The solution enables often busy and under pressure oncology clinicians to access relevant, up to date tools and content at their fingertips.
Apple, Eli Lilly studying whether iPhones and Apple Watches can detect signs of dementia
The early-stage study took place over 12 weeks and included an 82-person healthy control group and 31 individuals with varying stages of cognitive decline.
Stanford Medicine unveils Apple Heart Study results
The largest study ever of its kind enrolled over 400,000 participants from all 50 states in a span of only eight months.
Apple Watch users increase the number of active days increased by almost 31%
The number comes from a massive RAND Corporation study which included 400,000 participants across the US, Europe and South Africa.
AliveCor experimental AI found to compare favorably to an ILR
This is significant considering that ILRs have been viewed as the industry gold standard, allowing for long-term surveillance of AFib.