The UK Dementia Research Institute team at Cardiff University used artificial intelligence to analyse data from 103,712 smartwatch wearers.
And by tracking their speed of movement over a single week, between 2013 and 2016, they were able to predict which would go on to develop Parkinson's.
It is hoped this could ultimately be used as a screening tool. BBC News
See also:
- Wearable movement-tracking data identify Parkinson’s disease years before clinical diagnosis (abstract) Nature Medicine
- Smart watches could spot Parkinson's seven years before key symptoms appear, study suggests The Daily Mail
- Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms The Independent
- Smartwatches could help identify symptoms of Parkinson's disease Sky News
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