ResearchKit is an open source framework from Apple intended to make it easier for developers and institutions to make great apps to help nurture and revolutionize the field of medical study.
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Mobile Research
New study wants to use your iPhone to learn more about pregnancy
WebMD and Scripps have announced a new study that will leverage the iPhone and ResearchKit to gather data about pregnancy.
The ResearchKit effect
Mount Sinai asthma study shows potential of iPhone-based medical research
Mount Sinai has published the results of its Asthma Mobile Health Study, it's first large-scale, ResearchKit-based study.
for rheumatoid arthritis study
Glaxo first drugmaker to use Apple’s ResearchKit
The drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has become the first such company to use Apple’s ResearchKit. Glaxo is using it to help conduct a rheumatoid arthritis study.
Solid hire
Former Nest head of technology joins Apple
Former head of technology at Nest, Yoky Matsuoka, has joined Apple to work on health initiatives such as HealthKit and ResearchKit.
MOOD SWINGING
ResearchKit challenge will look into different moods
There's a new challenge for Apple's ResearchKit to better understand moods and how they affect daily life. The venture fund program is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and will award $500,000 to finalists, as well as expert mentorship and piloting opportunities.
Anyone can join
Feverprints studies body temperature thanks to ResearchKit
Feverprints is a new study from a team at Boston Children's Hospital that seeks to better understand variances in body temperature.
Making big transformations
ResearchKit has made it much easier to gather medical data
During its Spring 2016 event, Apple took some time to provide an update on how its Health data is affecting the lives of many. From ResearchKit to whatever else, Apple has made some great progress in just a year.
How do you sleep at night?
IBM announces SleepHealth, a ResearchKit-powered study
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SleepHealth is a new sleep research app, powered by ResearchKit and created in partnership between the American Sleep Apnea Association and IBM.
Expansive study
Astham Health ReasearchKit app heads to UK and Ireland
Asthma Health, an asthma study built with ResearchKit, is now available in the UK and Ireland.
New medical studies
New ResearchKit studies announced
Apple has announced that Duke University, Johns Hopkins and Oregon Health & Science University have launched new studies using the company's ResearchKit framework to help learn more about ailments such as autism, epilepsy and melanoma.
Could help predict seizures
iPhone and Apple Watch could be used in epilepsy study
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A new report says that Johns Hopkins University and Thread Research plans to use sensors on Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch products in a new ResearchKit study on epilepsy. Those efforts could lead to a more accurate way to predict seizures.
Heading overseas
MyHeart Counts study is first international ResearchKit app
MyHeart Counts, the cardiovascular study built using ResearchKit, has become the first such study to launch outside of the U.S., and now allows iPhone owners in the U.K. and Hong Kong to join in.
Better health for all
Shape the PRIDE Study with this ResearchKit-powered app
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The new PRIDE Study app will let members of the LGBTQ community shape the course of the study, letting participants target priorities for the first large-scale study of the health of people in the community.
Think bigger
ResearchKit adds iPad support in version 1.1
ResearchKit, the open source project from Apple aimed at improving medical research using apps, has reached a new stable version and added support for the iPad.
Working Wonders
Apple reportedly prepping DNA-gathering ResearchKit apps
Apple's next move for its ResearchKit platform will reportedly involve DNA analyzing apps developed in collaboration with researchers. According to a report from MIT Technology Review, Apple is currently working on ResearchKit apps that would allow users to submit DNA samples to researchers. The report also mentions that there are two initial studies already in the planning stages....