Accelerometers record subtle changes in movement and sleep patterns, and this information could anticipate the disease long before it becomes evident

Cross-posted from Beehaw.org. Interesting article.

  • VanillaGorilla@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I don’t want to be the guy responsible for the message the app gives you. How would you word that? Would you even want to know?

    “The movement recorded by your smart watch indicates you might want to see a neurologist regarding the onset of early stages of Parkinson. Good luck.”

    But holy shit, that is incredible.

    • fermuch@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      Samsung is already in the process of enabling the “we are detecting the early stage of a heart attack” with their watch. And they already have a “I am sleeping” mode, so they are in a very good position to implement that feature. But I agree… Imagine receiving that message. It could be devastating.