Gaming can aid those with brain disease

Computer consoles can help improve the lives of people with the neurological disease Parkinson’s, researchers have found.

Scientists said games with sensors — used in consoles like the Nintendo Wii and accessories such as the Xbox Kinect — were found to aid symptoms of those with the degenerative brain condition taking part in the study.

An in-depth study with Parkinson’s sufferers at Lancaster University found that video games involving the movement of players acted as a form of physical therapy.