Speech and voice disorders are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease. New research published in the International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders found that a ...

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. The National Parkinson’s Foundation estimates 90,000 people are diagnosed with PD annually in the U.S.

In a continued effort to catch neurodegenerative diseases early, researchers directed machine learning models to see if they could 'hear' Parkinson's disease in patients' voices. "Our findings suggest ...

For individuals with Parkinson’s, one of the most devastating effects of the incurable neurological condition is having their voices slowly fall silent. “Initially a patient might talk very softly,” ...

Researchers attempted to identify early symptoms of Parkinson's disease using voice data. In their study, the researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and assess speech signals, where ...

Dear Curious, Recognizing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease is challenging because the symptoms are often subtle and/or ...

Listening to people with Parkinson's disease made an automatic speech recognizer 30-percent more accurate, according to a new study. As Mark Hasegawa-Johnson combed through data from his latest ...

A combination of conventional speech therapy and singing exercises improves voice impairments in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) more than either intervention alone. The study included 33 mostly ...