This wearable device monitors levodopa, the gold standard drug for Parkinson's disease, in a patient's fingertip sweat. That same sweat also helps power the device. (David Baillot / UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering)
This wearable device monitors levodopa, the gold standard drug for Parkinson's disease, in a patient's fingertip sweat. That same sweat also helps power the device. (David Baillot / UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering)
By Talker
By Stephen Beech
A new sweat-powered fingertip patch accurately monitors medication levels in Parkinson's disease patients as accurately as a blood test, according to new research.
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