Wearable Sensors May One Day Help Detect Illnesses, Research Suggests.

“By equipping 60 people with several activity monitors,” investigators “collected close to 2 billion measurements, including heart rate, sleep, fitness, weight, skin temperature and blood oxygen levels.” With this data, “they showed it is possible to identify abnormal changes in a person’s typical vital signs, which could signal a change in their health.” The AP (1/12, Neergaard) reports, for instance, the researchers “detected variations in heart rate patterns that could tell the difference between study participants with...insulin resistance” and healthy individuals. The AP points out that “interest in wearable sensors is growing along with efforts to personalize medicine. http://time.com/4598194/wearable-fitness-tracker-cold-flu/