MobiHealth News October 11, 2022
Adam Ang

It uses voice records of people uttering three sounds that are similar to a Hindu meditation chant.

A research team led by engineers and neurologists at RMIT University has come up with a mobile app that uses a person’s voice to screen for Parkinson’s disease and severe COVID-19.

HOW IT WORKS

The app uses AI to analyse the changes in a person’s voice in just 10 seconds. The research gathered voice recordings of people with Parkinson’s and a control group saying three sounds – A, O, and M, which are similar to a Hindu meditation chant.

The same three sounds and AI method of analysis were also used to identify COVID-19 patients who need further clinical attention or...

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