Daily walking patterns help flag early Parkinson’s signs in large UK study

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New UK Biobank data reveal that falling daily step counts may flag emerging Parkinson’s years before diagnosis, offering a simple digital clue to early neurodegenerative changes.

Study: Daily steps are a predictor of, but perhaps not a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease: findings from the UK Biobank. Image Credit: Mladen Mitrinovic / Shutterstock