Could former MP 'feel cured' from Parkinson's?
Sir Peter Luff was diagnosed with the condition in 2015, before going public three years later. He says a new treatment might be 'part of the answer' to make 'life liveable again'.
The former MP, who represented Worcester and then Mid-Worcestershire, came to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester to tell his story.
Parkinson's Disease can ruin someone's quality of life as they get older. But a pioneering device sending adaptive measures to a their brain has led to one patient saying they 'feel cured'. Kevin Hill has a small computer inserted in to his chest 12 months ago, which is connected to wires running into the brain. This can send electric signals and read his brain activity.
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