Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms - study

Study leader Dr Cynthia Sandor, emerging leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University, said: “With these results we could develop a valuable screening tool to aid in the early detection of Parkinson’

According to the experts, this could be used as a new screening tool for Parkinson’s, enabling the disorder to be detected at a much earlier stage than current methods allow. Picture: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire

Smart watches could help to identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before key symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made, a study has found.

Researchers analysed data collected by the devices over a seven-day period, measuring how fast people moved.