Smartwatches might help diagnose Parkinson’s disease up to seven years ahead of symptoms, a study suggests.
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.
