Smartphones and smartwatches may help track Parkinson’s in trials: Study

Remote assessments using smartphones and smartwatches could be used in clinical trials to track the severity of Parkinson’s disease, a new study indicates. “In this multicenter study, a commercially available smartwatch and a smartphone research application captured key motor and non-motor features of early, untreated” Parkinson’s, the researchers wrote,…

Dopamine Transporter in Brain May One Day Tell Parkinson’s Severity

Using simulated images, researchers have developed a method that may allow them to quantify how much dopamine transporter — a protein that pumps the chemical messenger dopamine into cells — there is in brain regions linked to Parkinson’s disease. The method can glean information from a single-photon emission…

AI Algorithm May Help Monitor Parkinson’s Severity Remotely, Study Suggests

Estimating the severity of Parkinson’s disease may be possible by remotely measuring and analyzing physical activity as patients’ motor impairment increases, research led by scientists at IBM Research suggests. The method uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that examines movement data sent from wrist-worn accelerometers. It can be…