UCLA and Apple are partnering together to study depression and anxiety
What you need to know
- Apple and the UCLA are partnering for a new study.
- The study looks to understand how sleep and activity affects mental health.
- It is limited to patients and the student body of UCLA Health.
Apple is partnering with the UCLA on a three-year study to understand how sleep, physical activity, heart rate, and daily routines affect depression and anxiety.
Reported by CNBC, the two companies will use data collected from the iPhone, Apple Watch, and the Beddit sleep-tracker, a company that Apple acquired back in 2017.
Dr. John Torous, the director of digital psychiatry of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, says that the study is just the beginning of expanded testing to understand how digital technology can play a part in improving mental health.
The study, unlike some of Apple's other efforts with health partners, will be limited to the faculty, student, and patients at UCLA Health.
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