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Apple donates 1,000 watches to eating disorder study
The use of Apple Watches in medical studies now includes research into eating disorders. Apple is donating 1,000 smartwatches to a University of North Carolina study (the Binge Eating Genetics Initiative, or BEGIN) that will help understand bulimia nervosa patients and others with binge eating behavior. The wristwear will track heart rates over a month-long period to see if there are any spikes ahead of binging incidents. If there are, it might be possible to alert caregivers and patients before these acts take place.
They either have too many unwanted smartwatches laying around, or want doctors to prescribe the Apple Watch treatment.
Also at 9to5Mac and Fast Company.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 16 2018, @11:32AM (4 children)
The Apple Watch is being used to study joint replacement patients [engadget.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 16 2018, @12:58PM (3 children)
Just roached my spliff. May I have it replaced and the Apple Watch, please?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 16 2018, @01:26PM (2 children)
I wonder what's more effective at treating bulimia nervosa, an Apple Watch or 81 blunts...
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 16 2018, @03:39PM (1 child)
FTFY
But no. We'll never fucking have nice things south of the border here. Why? Because people are fucking idiots that believe the bullshit and FUD and big pharma propaganda. We'll NEVER. never. NEVER. ever. NEVER. Not a snowball's fucking chance in hell. Catch me some bacon in a butterfly net first because NEVER EVER NEVER NEVER.
OMG ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN CANADA! EVERYBODY IS GETTING HIGH BEFORE WORK! GDP FALLS TO NEGATIVE NUMBERS! RUSSIAN SOLDIERS!
Just launch the nukes already and kill us all. I welcome death.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 16 2018, @04:49PM
Thanks for the reminder to sub the Cannabian story by tomorrow.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 16 2018, @11:44AM
Not as fancy as an Apple watch, but I installed one of those dollar store window alarms on the driver's side window to help with my binge eating. That way whenever I go to a drive-up window it goes off. It's not quote the deterrent that I thought it would be, but it certainly is a conversation starter (well, we have to yell over the shrill sound, but hey, I'm meeting new people!)
(Score: 2) by ledow on Tuesday October 16 2018, @12:40PM (5 children)
At £400 each, I'm fairly sure you'd just do more good by giving the university researchers £400,000.
(or whatever US equivalent)
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 16 2018, @12:47PM
Hold up. They might be peddling them for 400 of your British funny money, but it only costs them ~$80 to make one (or $160, tops [mobileforward.net]).
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(Score: 3, Touché) by DannyB on Tuesday October 16 2018, @01:46PM (2 children)
For that much, those Apple Watches better taste pretty darn good for this Binge Eating Study. I strongly suspect I could find better tasting items for less.
Young people won't believe you if you say you used to get Netflix by US Postal Mail.
(Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Tuesday October 16 2018, @08:27PM (1 child)
Most binge eaters seem to stay away from fruit, so something labelled "apple" should be safe
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 17 2018, @03:26PM
Apple watches are probably edible.
General rule: almost anything is edible, at least once.
Young people won't believe you if you say you used to get Netflix by US Postal Mail.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 16 2018, @11:06PM
Yea naah, mate.
They just bought themselves about 3years worth of keeping the doctor away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0