For many of us who have smartphones, tracking things like our steps, meals, sleep, medication, weight and menstruation has become second nature. And for researchers who rely on data like this to study everything from chronic disease to healthful lifestyles Stephen Lam/Getty ImagesApple CEO Tim Cook stands in front of a ResearchKit logo. Some of Apple's announcements from yesterday are sure to sell watches and computers to those in the market for them, but only one announcement could actually transform people Apple VP of operations Jeff Williams discussed the iPhone's new medical research Kit apps at the company's Watch-focused event in San Francisco on Monday. (Photo: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY) SAN FRANCISCO — Apple's ubiquitous iPhone has been used for A new toolkit announced by Apple on Monday would allow medical researchers to tap into an expanding universe of iPhone users to recruit and enroll study participants, collect data and monitor health outcomes that are the object of research. Apple on Monday SAN FRANCISCO -- Amid all the talk of Apple Watch, a new MacBook laptop and a partnership with HBO, a set of Apple tools aimed at promoting medical research didn't get much attention. The tools, called ResearchKit, promise to help researchers study asthma Our sister site Lifehacker does a deep dive into how Apple's new ResearchKit project—leveraging user data for medical research—will help the broken health care system. Despite the security concerns. Read on: Apple announced several things yesterday .

The number of participants in a Stanford University cardiovascular study conducted using Apple's new ResearchKit medical research platform ballooned to more than 10,000 overnight, researchers say, after the trial was featured on stage during Apple's NEW DELHI: Apple on Monday announced ResearchKit, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research aimed at helping doctors and scientists gather health-related data more frequently and more accurately directly from participants Apple is striking new partnerships in medical research. At its "Spring Forward" event Monday, the company said it has built new software called ResearchKit, which will help medical professionals build apps. Apple said it has already worked with groups at Apple wants to make contributing to medical research as easy as installing an app on your iPhone. One of the overlooked components of the company’s press event on Monday was the introduction of ResearchKit, a new framework that lets developers turn the .

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