Doctor talks about Parkinson's app

Updated: 03/10/2015 10:34 PM Created: 03/10/2015 6:40 PM WHEC.com

Research developed in Rochester could play a new role in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

A University of Rochester neurologist worked with app developers on the new technology. The app allows patients with Parkinson's to track their symptoms and share it with researchers. The goal of the "M-Power" app is to see how Parkinson's impacts patients in daily life to help researchers better understand the disease.

The app became available Monday and the response has been huge.

University of Rochester Neurologist Ray Dorsey says, "In the first 24 hours that the application has been available in the app store, over 4,000 people have enrolled in the study. Right now, we're conducting one of the largest, if not the largest clinical trials in Parkinson's history and we've done it in 24 hours."

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