Using a smartwatch can give you important health data you might not have access to otherwise, but you may be missing one huge aspect of the wearable.

The Ohio State University Smartwatches made by the likes of Fitbit, Apple, and Samsung regularly appear in research papers, paving the way for new breakthroughs on a regular basis.

In a clinical trial, researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are using smartwatch sensors ...