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Briefing
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- Effective Wearables – New Stanford University study finds evidence that wearables can predict and prevent illness and diseases
- Study Methodology – Monitored wearable devices Scanadu Scout, iHealth-finger, Masimo, and Basis for one year, collecting 250,000 daily measurement data from 43 individuals
- Monitors Body Response – Identified physiological state of body in response to certain environments, such as during airplane flights
- Predicts Lyme Disease – Predicted onset of Lyme disease and inflammation with researchers developing computational algorithms to detect more diseases using sensors in devices
- Potentially Identifies Type 2 Diabetes – Revealed physiological differences in people who are insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant, with possibility to detect type 2 diabetes
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Stanford University
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 16, 2017
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