Wearable Sensors in Fabric May Help Monitor Disease Progression

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Scientists have created wearable, flexible sensors — which can be integrated into fabrics, and detect touch pressure as well as measure body movements — that may be used to gauge motor disease progression in people with Parkinson’s, a study reported.

Period	27-Oct-2021

Media contributions

Title	Wearable Sensors in Fabric May Help Monitor Disease Progression
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Parkinson's News Today
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	1 Page
Country/Territory	Netherlands
Date	27/10/2021
Description	Scientists have created wearable, flexible sensors — which can be integrated into fabrics, and detect touch pressure as well as measure body movements — that may be used to gauge motor disease progression in people with Parkinson’s, a study reported.
Producer/Author	Steve Bryson
URL	https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/2021/10/27/wearable-sensors-fabric-may-help-monitor-parkinsons-progression/
Persons	Ajay Kottapalli, Debarun Sengupta, Amar Kamat

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Keywords

Parkinson's Disease
Gait monitoring
human movement monitoring
Wearable electronics