Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven approach to track and measure freezing of gait (FOG), a common motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease. The technology will be used in a clinical trial that’s testing the safety and preliminary efficacy…

A new open-source software called VisionMD may help doctors assess motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled video analysis, a study reports. Analyzing videos of patients tapping their fingers and doing other clinical tests can help clinicians understand disease progress and…

Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a model that combines artificial intelligence with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to measure brain stiffness and volume for predicting brain age. MRE is a noninvasive method that can measure changes in brain stiffness by using a gentle vibration of a person’s head…

Researchers have developed a new tool, called RETFound, to analyze images of the eyes using artificial intelligence (AI). The scientists showed this tool can be used to accurately identify eye diseases, and it could even identify other disorders including heart failure and Parkinson’s disease. “This is another big step…

An online artificial intelligence (AI)-powered test where users tap their fingers in front of a webcam may ultimately help rate the severity of Parkinson’s disease from afar and within minutes, a study suggests. The system performed almost as well as three expert neurologists and better than two primary care…

A new online tool based on artificial intelligence could help reduce possible side effects from anticholinergic medications, a class of therapies often used to control Parkinson’s disease symptoms. “This new tool provides a promising avenue towards a more tailored personalised medicine approach, of ensuring the right person gets a…

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect the presence and severity of Parkinson’s disease through patients’ breathing patterns. Because respiratory symptoms occur at early stages of the disease, researchers proposed that breathing assessment may help in diagnosing…

An interdisciplinary research team from William and Mary University and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are working on artificial intelligence programming to help develop a wearable device to treat freezing of gait (FoG), the temporary inability to move while walking, which is a motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease. “Freezing of…

A team of scientists from the University of Florida (UF) will use a $1.1 million grant to further their work on the use of artificial intelligence- or AI-powered medical research for predicting and diagnosing Parkinson’s disease while maintaining patient privacy. This grant, from the National Institutes for Health (NIH),…

Differences in the facial appearance and emotional expressions of people with Parkinson’s disease and  healthy adults were evident to a facial recognition software program, researchers in Japan reported. The program’s algorithm consistently overestimated the age of the nearly 100 patients in this study by a few years, particularly for males, and perceived…