February 12, 2025
UPDATE
New Holistic Apple Health Study is launching today in the research application
Collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital adopts a complete approach to understand how data can predict, detect and manage health and well-being
Today, Apple launches the Apple Health Study, which aims to better understand how technology – including the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods – can play a role in the progress and improvement of physical health, mental health and general well-being. Available in the research application, the study will also explore the relationships between various areas of health, such as the impact of mental health on heart rate, or how sleep can influence exercise. The study is conducted in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a leading research hospital and a large teaching subsidiary of the Harvard Medical School.
“We have just started to scratch the surface of how technology can improve our understanding of human health,” said Calum Macrae, MD, PH.D., cardiologist, professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School, And principal researcher of the Apple Health Study in Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “We are delighted to be part of the Apple health study, as it will continue to explore connections in different areas of health using technology that so many people take with them every day.”
In medical research, discoveries are often limited by the number of participants that can be recruited, the amount of data that can be captured and the duration of a given study – but Apple devices widen the possibilities. The Apple Health study is based on learning of Apple women’s health studyTHE Apple hearing studyand the Apple heart and movement studywhich combined, more than 350,000 participants across the United States
This new longitudinal virtual study aims to understand how technology data – including Apple and Third Party devices – can be used to predict, detect, monitor and manage changes in the health of participants. In addition, researchers will explore the links between the different areas of health. The study extends over a certain number of health and diseases, including activity, aging, cardiovascular health, circulatory health, cognition, hearing, menstrual health, mental health, Metabolic health, mobility, neurological health, respiratory health, sleep, etc.
“Research and validation are part of the basis of all our health work, supporting the innovative features that we bring to our users through the devices,” said Sumbul Desai, MD, Vice-President of Apple Health . “The precious ideas that we have acquired since the launch of the research application allowed us to provide new innovative tools to our users – including the undervalued vital application, such as menstrual and auditory health. We are delighted to present the study on Apple’s health, which will accelerate our understanding of health and technology through the human body, both physically and mentally. »»
The Apple Health study is designed to explore health changes and how technology can help identify important information for the future development of products. When an aspect of a person’s health changes, their body can make a signal, physically or emotionally. Health changes can affect one or more parts of the body, and others can act as a whole well-being, so helping to identify these changes earlier can help offer a more proactive health approach. For example, early detection of a change in hearing health could reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
The Apple health study is currently open to registration through the Research application For participants who live in the United States, meet the minimum age requirements and complete the informed consent process.
The democratic research application how medical research is carried out by bringing together university medical establishments, health care organizations and Apple products are already part of their daily lives.1 Participation is voluntary and participants choose the types of data they wish to share with researchers and are able to stop sharing at any time. Apple does not have access to identification information, such as the contact details that participants provide via the research application. Participants can withdraw from any study at any time, ending the collection of future data.
- The Apple Health Study is available in version 6.0 of the search application, on iPhone models compatible with iOS 16 or later.
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