The research shows that using wireless wearables and other devices to collect and analyse personal data can help transition patients from reactive to continuous care. (Source: File Photo)Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have developed a wearable off-the-shelf and machine learning technology that can predict an individual’s blood pressure and provide personalised recommendations to lower it. “What if we could pinpoint the one health behaviour that most impacts an individual’s blood pressure, and have them focus on that one goal instead,” Dey said. The team collected sleep, exercise and blood pressure data from eight patients over 90 days. Using machine learning and the data from existing wearable devices, they developed an algorithm to predict the users’ blood pressure and show which particular health behaviours affected it most.

Source: Indian Express October 07, 2018 08:48 UTC