Apple gets hands-on with Watch and health apps

Apple has unveiled its new watch and, along with it released ResearchKit, an open-source software tool designed to give scientists a new way to gather information on patients by using their iPhones.

The announcement was made at an event in San Francisco to unveil details of the Apple Watch, which ranges in price from $349 (€320) for the basic model up to $17,000 (€15,700).

Several top research institutions have developed apps to work on the ResearchKit platform, including those pursuing clinical studies on asthma, breast cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.