Parkinson’s disease sufferers typically face a long, difficult battle against the disorder’s degenerative effects on their motor skills and speech . While many scientists are studying the potential for drugs, surgery and exercise to slow the disease’s impact on the central nervous system–including tremors, stiff muscles and impaired movement–one team of researchers is experimenting with technology designed to help Parkinson’s sufferers fend off voice and speech problems. [More]

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