WEARABLE TO SPOT ALZHEIMER'S BEING DEVELOPED
An ambitious project to develop a wearable(착용가능한) device to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been launched. The Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (Edon) is being spearheaded(선두에 있는) by charity Alzheimer's Research UK. It will initially analyze data from continuing studies into the disease, using artificial intelligence. And this data will be used to design a prototype(원형) device within three years. Wearables collect a variety of data including gait(걸음걸이), heart rate and sleep patterns and the hope is by analyzing this data, researchers can begin to map signs of the disease years before symptoms develop. The global initiative(계획, 진취성) has already won funding from tech founder turned philanthropist(자선가) Bill Gates. But it also forms part of the UK government's wider ambition to use artificial(인공적 인) intelligence and data to help better understand and prevent chronic diseases. Initially, Edon will work with the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, The Alan Turing Institute, to trawl(대대적으로 조사하다) through data from continuing studies into Alzheimer's disease. Prof Chris Holmes, health programme director at the institute, said: "Artificial intelligence has the potential(잠재적인) to transform the learning opportunities from large-scale data studies such as Edon by integrating information from multiple sources. "We will use AI to deliver new insights into the early signals of disease by combining digital data measurements(측정, 측량) with traditional sources such as brain imaging and memory tests."
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