A device like this can go a long way in helping treat—and potentially slow down—the progression and severity of Parkinson’s disease.
For the more than 10 million people living with Parkinson’s, tracking the progression of the disease is vital to letting doctors know whether patients are responding well to medicine, whether symptoms are becoming more severe, and how the disease is impacting everyday life.
“By being able to have a device in the home that can monitor a patient and tell the doctor remotely about the progression of the disease, and the patient’s medication response so they can attend to the patient even if the patient can’t come to the clinic—now they have real, reliable information—that actually goes a long way toward improving equity and access,” Dina Katabi, an MIT computer science researcher and a senior author of the study, said in a press release.
In two studies with 50 participants, the device was able to analyze more than 200,000 gait speed measurements. This wealth of data allows doctors to track the progression and severity of Parkinson’s better than they would the occasional in-person visit.
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