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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Your smart watch could help track Parkinson’s disease

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Wearable devices, like smartwatches, could help scientists to better understand Parkinson’s disease and speed up the approval of new treatments, research suggests.

In the new study, an Apple Watch paired with an iPhone was able to detect changes in Parkinson’s symptoms over time in people in the early stages of the disease.

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