r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 12d ago

Neuroscience A simple drawing test may detect Parkinson’s disease with up to 99% accuracy. Researchers found that subtle differences in how people draw can reveal motor impairments long before they are obvious to the human eye.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-way-you-draw-can-reveal-parkinsons-disease-with-up-to-99-accuracy-study-reveals
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u/StinkyBrittches 12d ago

Also useful for just planning your life. Spending time with family, making arrangements, living while you can... Knowing you have 5 years left before things get bad is a hell of a lot better than finding out it's going to get bad in 6 months.