Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson's disease using deep brain stimulation and artificial intelligence. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

With the new device, 63-year-old Marc Gauthier says he frequently walks up to 3.7 miles without falling Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

(CNN) — Marc Gauthier can now step into an elevator without his body stiffening and freezing in place. He can take a 3-mile lakeside stroll without stopping. He can stand up out of a chair with ease.

But what really hurt was her 6-year-old daughter’s reaction to her plight. “My daughter told me to stop walking with them basically because it’s embarrassing when I fall,” the mother recounted in a ...

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People with Parkinson's disease frequently develop a problem known as "gait freeze," in which their legs simply stop stepping forward as they're walking. A new powered exoskeleton, however, has proven ...