Study finds that Apple's mobile devices can help diagnose a serious health issue

With Apple working hard to come up with more health-related features for its products, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced last week that certain...

With Apple working hard to come up with more health-related features for its products, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced last week that certain Apple products can help spot people with dementia. Early results from a test showed that devices including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in combination with certain apps and the Beddit sleep monitoring device, can reveal whether a person has "mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia" and "mild cognitive impairment" (MCI). The study was conducted by Apple, Lilly and health care company Evidation Health on 113 people age 60 to 75 over a period of 12 weeks.

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