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This app promises to read your DNA and give you

personalised health advice
Taking care of yourself is about to get a whole lot easier, with the introduction of a
new app that gives you personalised health information based on your DNA.
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Do you ever wonder how long it would take to burn off that piece of cake? Or how much
cardio you need each day? This information is largely dependent on a person's DNA, so
even though there's a lot of information out there - it isn't necessarily all useful.
In an effort to make health and wellness easier for consumers, IBMs Watson
supercomputer has teamed up with a DNA testing company called Pathway Genomics in
the US. And the result is an app that gives you personalised information based on your
genes - removing the need to consult Dr Google for health tips.
Called Pathway Panorama, the smartphone app promises to answer all of your fitness and
diet questions. Using Watsons unique ability to interpret human language, the app will be
able to give a person detailed recommendations based on their DNA analysis and personal
health.
Consumers can simply Ask Watson for advice on everything from what to eat to how to
exercise, receiving a response within three seconds.
"Say youve just flown from your house on the coast to a city thats 10,000 feet above sea
level. You might want to ask how far you could safely run on your first day after getting off
the plane - and at what pulse rate should you slow your jogging pace," wrote Michael
Nova, Pathway Genomicss chief medical officer, in a blog post. "Or say youre diabetic and
youre in a city you have never visited before. You had a pastry for breakfast and you want
to know when you should take your next shot of insulin."
But how do you know if you can trust what it says? The team say that when it gives you
advice, it also provides references from medical journals and clinical trials. To ensure it
remains updated with research, it continue to sync its database, notifying you of any new
recommendations.
The app should be available by mid 2015 - just in time to honour those New Years
resolutions - and we honestly can't wait to try it.
Source: Gizmodo

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