UCSF Heart Disease Study To Tap Smartphone Data

UC-San Francisco researchers are preparing to launch a study that will leverage smartphones and other devices to better prevent and manage heart disease. Researchers aim to enroll up to one million participants across the U.S., who will contribute information to a centralized database.

• "A Plan To Chart Heart Risk in One Million Adults in Real Time" (Winslow, Wall Street Journal, 3/18).