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Pandit will provide leadership and medical oversight for a growing portfolio of digital trials and data science research programs.

Researchers at the Scripps Research Translational Institute have launched a new digital research platform called POWERMOM that enables pregnant women anywhere in the United States to contribute their health information to the study using a smartphone app.

The partnership seeks to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence for disease prevention, health promotion and the streamlining of biomedical research efforts.

Researchers investigate the potential of such platforms for leveraging expert medical knowledge for patient care around the world.

"Our study shows an almost threefold improvement in the rate of diagnosis of AFib in the those actively monitored compared to usual care."

"We are thrilled to have the NIH’s continued support for our efforts to advance individualized medicine, both in care of patients and in training of young physicians and scientists."

The editors-in-chief of npj Digital Medicine are Eric Topol, MD, a TSRI professor and the director of STSI, and Steven Steinhubl, MD, STSI’s director of Digital Medicine.

MyGeneRank app allows individuals with genetic data from 23andMe to obtain an estimated genetic risk score for coronary artery disease.