The power of capturing objects is one of the indicators of health in Parkinson's disease The new development of IBM, wearable sensor, will help people with this disease to monitor their health. It is attached to the nail and fixes its deformation during compression of objects, determining the grip force.

When bending and unbending fingers, grabbing objects, the nails are deformed. This deformation is difficult to notice with the naked eye but can be tracked using a sensitive sensor. When a person opens a bottle of medicine or writes text, the device records the force of compression of objects. The sensor transmits the received data to a smartwatch. Artificial intelligence in the clock processes information. It helps to detect various symptoms of Parkinson's disease, for example, tremor, bradykinesia (slow motion) and dyskinesia (uncontrolled involuntary movements).

Initially, the sensor was created to monitor the health of people with Parkinson's disease, but IBM noted that the development can be used to determine the symptoms of other diseases and to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. When the device appears on the market, the company does not report.

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