Playing more video games may bring extra insight into possible treatments for Parkinson’s patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 19, 2023
Researchers will be able to monitor treatment for Parkinson’s patients by watching them play the video games, which require a joystick.
AI ‘can’t fly solo,’ needs humanizing context for use in healthcare, data expert emphasizes
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 10, 2023
A researcher who builds passive AI-enabled monitoring devices believes that if more people adopted tech, it could provide invaluable data.
Loneliness increases tisk for incident Parkinson’s disease
Oct 06, 2023
The findings persisted across demographic groups and were independent of depression and other prominent risk factors, including genetic risk.
Passive data collection could soon lead to a treasure chest of new data on neurological disorders
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 06, 2023
Wearable technologies, like smart watches and headbands, have engendered a new wave of studies on neurological disorders.
AI tool may aid remote assessment of Parkinson’s symptom severity
Sep 18, 2023
Performance was better than that of a certified rater but not quite as good as that of an expert neurologists.
Ultrasound research literally breaks down barriers to treating Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 15, 2023
New ultrasound technology, developed by a team led by Columbia University, would be able improve drug delivery — gene therapy — to the brain via focused ultrasound that contains microbubbles.
17 percent of patients seeing neurologist travel long distance
Sep 13, 2023
Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting and visits for ALS and nervous system cancer.
Finger-tapping tool the latest AI-enabled diagnostic for seniors in various stages of Parkinson’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 13, 2023
By analyzing tapping fingers, a new AI tool can potentially diagnose Parkinson’s symptoms within minutes, new research shows.
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease share protective association at HLA locus
Sep 08, 2023
Protective HLA-DRB1*04 subtypes bind strongly to aggregation-prone tau PHF6 sequence when acetylated at K311.
AI could make implantable drug delivery a realistic option for many seniors, research suggests
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 08, 2023
Researchers have proposed an implantable drug delivery system that uses AI to help avoid buildup of scar tissue or autoimmune responses.