Apple recently unveiled ResearchKit, a piece of software with the potential to change the medical research landscape. Using the open-source ResearchKit, medical institutions running clinical trials can design apps that keep tabs on patient-reported outcomes, measure vital signs, and harvest information. Apple has already debuted 5 ResearchKit apps for asthma, Parkingson’s Disease, Diabetes, Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. Learn more here. (Source: Damian Garde, FierceBiotech, 3/10/15)