Prof. Aldo Faisal holds the professorship of Digital Health at the University of Bayreuth and is a professor at Imperial College in London

Prof. Aldo Faisal holds the professorship of Digital Health at the University of Bayreuth and is a professor at Imperial College in London

Curing diseases with clothing

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“Professor ­Faisal, can smart clothing cure diseases?”

Yes, if you go about it the right way. We use artificial intelligence to diagnose and monitor neurological diseases. This affects people who are physically impaired by diseases such as multiple sclerosis or a stroke. Sensors attached to clothing, called wearables, measure the patients’ movement patterns, for example the speed of their movements. The crucial role is played by a new algorithm that analyzes these patterns extremely precisely and enables 24-hour detection of the health status of a sick person. On this basis, previously unnoticed changes in behavior can also be registered. The AI understands the observed patterns so well that it can be used to derive therapies tailored to individual patients, disease prognoses, and even genetic markers.

Photo: Universität Bayreuth

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