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Skin sensors provide insights into how to treat Parkinson’s

March 27, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

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A University of Rochester research team is using wearable sensors to indicate the best individualized treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Bernadette Mroz suffers from Parkinson’s. When her medication isn’t working, it makes it hard for her to function.

“My world goes into a spin cycle. I cannot function mentally, emotionally or physically,” said Mroz in a University of Rochester news release.

While a cure may not be available anytime soon, researchers are hoping to use wearable sensors to help control Mroz’s and other Parkinson’s sufferers’ tremors and memory lapses by fine tuning their medications using data collected from sensors.

Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design and Outsourcing.

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: Huntington's disease, machine learning algorithms, medtech, Parkinson's disease, skin sensors, University of Rochester, wearable sensors

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About Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.

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