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AI algorithm uses smartwatch data to predict Parkinson’s emotions

Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize the emotional states of people with Parkinson’s disease based on physiological data collected from a smartwatch. The approach could ultimately be used to help clinicians accurately track emotions in their patients and guide treatment decisions, the researchers…

Cell therapy bemdaneprocel gets FDA RMAT status

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to bemdaneprocel, a cell therapy BlueRock Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Bayer, is developing to treat Parkinson’s disease. RMAT designation is granted to therapies that have shown potential to treat serious or life-threatening…