Hi-tech plaster could change the lives of Parkinson's patients: Patch can read tremors and administer drugs to treat them

• The patch can be worn discretely on the patient's wrist
• It releases small, regular doses of drugs to control tremors
• This means there are no peaks and troughs in drug levels in the body
• It could also help people with multiple sclerosis and essential tremor

A hi-tech plaster that could revolutionise the lives of Parkinson's disease patients has been developed. The latest nanotechnology has been used to create a small patch that can read tremors associated with the disease and administer the appropriate amount of drugs to treat them.

Thinner than a small coin, it could be worn on the wrist and has potential uses for other motor diseases such as multiple sclerosis and essential tremor.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2605192/Hi-tech-plaster-change-lives-Parkinsons-patients-Patch-read-tremors-administer-drugs-treat-them.html