Smartwatches can detect Parkinson’s years before diagnosis
Accelerometers record subtle changes in movement and sleep patterns, and this information could anticipate the disease long before it becomes evident
New technique opens the brain to unprecedented neurological treatments
A study in monkeys and human patients shows how the blood-brain barrier can be crossed to allow the delivery of drugs that, in theory, could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Michael J. Fox: ‘I’m 61 years old, and I’m feeling it a little bit more’
The actor who played Marty McFly in the ‘Back to the Future’ trilogy has lived with Parkinson’s since 1991 and has raised $1 billion through his foundation to research the disease
How Michael J. Fox learned to survive in Hollywood with a neurodegenerative disorder
In his memoir ‘No Time Like the Future,’ the actor recalls the last years of his career, how he kept working and incorporating the disease into his characters, and why he decided to retire in 2020
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