Apple Watch aid for Parkinsons’s disease patients

Smartwatch can help sufferers manage the condition by monitoring symptoms such as shakes and tremors

Apple Watch
The new software will launch as part of an update later this year
(Image credit: 2015 Getty Images)

A new piece of software for the Apple Watch promises to help Parkison’s disease patients better manage their symptoms.

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