A recent investigative study has revealed that smartwatches can detect Parkinson’s disease seven years ahead of symptoms. A study conducted by the UK health authorities showed that they were able to detect which participants are most likely to develop the disease after following their speed of movement via smartwatches.
New research has uncovered a correlation between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the Canadian university of McGill found out that obesity degenerates the brain the same as Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists scanned and compared the brains of 1,300 people showing the same level of shrinkage.
The American actor Bruce Willis is suffering from frontotemporal dementia, his family announced. Full name Walter Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused by damage to certain brain areas. He stepped down from acting when he was diagnosed last year.
While the world is increasingly connecting to far away horizons, adults may find themselves isolated in this “highly globalized world”. A new research study has revealed that socially isolated adults have 30% more risk of developing the cognitive disorder. The research focused on the relationship between social relations and cognitive changes.
Researchers from two well-known research institutes, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) and University of Leipzig Medical Center, have used the latest AI technology to detect rare forms of dementia. The conditions included Alzheimer’s disease and many other conditions that primarily affect language and activities of motor neurons.
