Medical Xpress January 12, 2026
Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available—from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer’s to an iris-scanning app that helps spot cancer.
“The reason preventive medicine doesn’t work right now is because you don’t want to go to the doctor all the time to get things tested,” says Ramses Alcaide, co-founder and CEO of startup Neurable.
“But what about if you knew when you needed to go to the doctor?”
Connected rings, bracelets and watches—which were everywhere at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas—can already monitor heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels, with varying degrees of accuracy.
These gadgets are in high demand from consumers....
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