Parkinson's and CANCER can be picked up in your VOICE with new app under development

A mobile app may soon be able to diagnose you with chronic health conditions using the sound of your voice. Scientists are building an artificial intelligence that analyzes vibrations in speech and breathing patterns to look for clues for illness. The National Institutes of Health is funding a mammoth research project to collect voice data that will build the AI. Experts already know that speech is altered by conditions like Parkinson's or stroke, while breathing is affected by lung diseases. But the hope is that the computer program will be able to diagnose a wide range of conditions - including cancer and depression.