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CareKit is a brand new tool that allows patients share data with researchers and stay updated on their medical conditions.

CareKit is new project under Apple's medical-research platform, ResearchKit. The tool is meant for a wide spectrum of patients, not only for the ones participating in medical studies. The tool can be used by any health-app maker to let patients easily share their health details with the ones concerned about their health. Users can also get other information related to their health, like exercise results.

Thomas Goetz, founder of Iodine, which is one of six CareKit launch partners, said that the software is free and open-source, which means in theory, it may even function on other platforms such as Android.

According to new research published recently in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, in recent years, heart disease deaths have declined across the United States. The data added that some regions have reported less progress as compared to others.

Previous study conducted by the AHA detected that deaths caused by cardiovascular disease have seen drop of about 29% from 2003 to 2013. Even then, roughly 610,000 people lose lives because of heart disease in the United States each year, contributing to one in every four deaths, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Newcastle University has come up with a new study suggesting that people who reverse their diabetes and then shed down their weight can stay diabetes free in long term. They will have to keep their weight under check.

Besides, the team discovered that even patients who suffered from Type 2 diabetes for over a decade can reverse their condition.

Published recently in Diabetes Care, the study is the latest research done by world-renowned Professor Roy Taylor, Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at Newcastle University, who also serves in Newcastle Hospitals.

Apart from twin comets’ flyby of earth, there is another reason to observe sky this week: penumbral lunar eclipse pairing with bright Jupiter.

The moon will enter earth’s shadow in the morning of Wednesday and lead to a penumbral eclipse. People in the East Coast will be able to observe the celestial event with a very bright Jupiter that is scheduled to appear with the moon on Tuesday night.

During the eclipse, residents of the central and western US will see a slightly darkened moon. Other regions of the globe, such as Asia, Australia and Pacific will also be able to catch the glimpse of this special sky event, said Fred Espenak, who is an eclipse expert.

A number of studies have highlighted the threat of climate change to coastal cities and dry areas around the globe, but a new research suggests that French vineyards are enjoying the earth’s rising temperature. But how?

Dramatic rise in earth’s temperature is having an effect on the way grapes are grown and harvested, as per the study. This affect is altering the taste of French wine and making it even better, it added.

During to the increased global warming, wine manufacturers are harvesting wines roughly two weeks earlier than in the past. In wine industry, early harvesting means good quality wine. The rising temperature may be good news for French wine today, but it will not be able to maintain this wine taste forever, study researchers speculated.

As part of its Mars exploration initiative, American space agency NASA has released a new gravity map of the red planet that is believed to have the potential of providing minutest and most detailed look of the planet’s unforeseen interiors. The improved resolution may help scientists crack certain mysteries associated with various regions of the planet that still continue to perplex humans.

The gravity maps play the same role in scanning the inside of a planet as a doctor does while conducting an X-ray to see the close organ details of a patient, said Antonio Genova from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in a NASA press release.