University of California, San Francisco researchers have just begun an ambitious, decades-long study of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, the first such study of its kind. And it all hinges on the iPhone. Scientists are hoping tens of thousands of people will download an app or participate in the study on a website, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The study, called Population Research in Identity and Disparities for Equality (yes, that's PRIDE for short), will look at a number of health concerns in the LGBT population, including HIV/AIDS, cancer, obesity, and depression. The app is part of Apple's ResearchKit tool, which has also unveiled apps to study conditions like breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
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