Scientists at UC San Francisco put AI to work analyzing study participants’ gaits, then had it develop personalized brain ...
HONOLULU — Virtual reality (VR) may help clinicians better assess gait disturbances, including freezing of gait (FOG), in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Using a “Virtual Gait Lab” system, ...
Gait-related disturbances adversely affect the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), a condition affecting millions worldwide. Although various pharmacological, surgical, and ...
Parkinson’s disease can cause or contribute to a number of different problems with your eyes and vision — problems that may not always be easily recognized or screened for. “Historically, there hasn’t ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s Health Headlines, is every tremor an indicator of Parkinson’s disease, and common myths about medications for Parkinson’s. What to know about treatments for gait ...
Parkinson's disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease, now affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, yet clinicians still face huge challenges in tracking its severity and ...
The progression of Parkinson’s is characterized by a deterioration in motor control, and researchers are beginning to explore how this might be monitored via a person’s walking patterns. A new MIT ...
People with Parkinson's disease frequently develop a problem known as "gait freeze," in which their legs simply stop stepping forward as they're walking. A new powered exoskeleton, however, has proven ...
Radar technology is used to track vehicles, measure driving speeds, forecast weather changes and, now, to remotely monitor the severity and progression of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from MIT and ...
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson's ...