New research reveals that smart watches could identify PD up to seven years before hallmark symptoms appear.

[jeffreyn]

" ... as new treatments hopefully begin to emerge, people will be able to access them before the disease causes extensive damage to the brain."

MedicalXpress article:

medicalxpress.com/news/2023...

[LAJ12345]

only problem is what intervention are they planning when they diagnose earlier? The other article today says those given levodopa with early onset develop greater dyskinesia.

If it’s changing to a healthier lifestyle we all should be doing that anyway!

[jeffreyn in reply to LAJ12345]

"what intervention are they planning when they diagnose earlier?"

Maybe buntanetap will prove to be a suitable intervention in this situation, as it claims to reduce the amount of alpha-synuclein produced by the cells. Hopefully, less available alpha-synuclein means fewer alpha-synuclein aggregates forming. If Annovis Bio continue to follow their plan for future clinical trials, we should know the answer a few years from now.

[LAJ12345 in reply to jeffreyn]

definitely will be worth it if they find an intervention that works.

But I suspect early implementation of healthy lifestyle would also prevent many cases apart from those caused by other factors like pesticides, toxins, viruses and bacteria.

[Ghmac]

Is anyone using a smart watch? If so what do you think? What type did you get?What do you track for PD? Would you recomend other to get one?

[fxrm in reply to Ghmac]

I use Apple's iwatch to monitor mainly my sleep stages and duration. Sleep stages data supposed to be able to tell the quality of sleep as it shows how many hours and minutes I slept in each stage. I feel it helpful to know those data. iWatch has many other health monitoring features and they are also helpful.

[Ghmac in reply to fxrm]

Thank you