Digital Tech Spotlight: Using predictive analytics to make care smarter
Monitoring apps are increasingly popular as more elderly people and those with disabilities seek to remain in their homes.
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Innovation focus: Helping people with Parkinson’s to walk more easily
For people with Parkinson’s disease, freezing episodes – in which it becomes impossible to move forward for several minutes – can be a particularly upsetting symptom. When Lise Pape saw how her father was affected by the condition, she became determined to design a device to help. Andrea Downey reports.
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Medopad taps Tencent’s AI smarts for speedier Parkinson’s assessment
The companies – working in association with Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence at King’s College Hospital in London – are launching a research and development project which uses motion capture technology to track patient movements and AI to assess them.
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British AI firm lends smarts to Parkinson’s charities in hunt for new treatments
BenevolentAI has announced a collaboration with Parkinson’s UK and the Cure Parkinson’s Trust in an effort to find new treatments for the disease.
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Parkinson’s UK teams up with Our Mobile Health to create apps library
Parkinson’s UK has teamed up with One Mobile Health to create a library of apps and devices to support those living with the condition.
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Voice detection system used to aid diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
A telephone voice and speech analysis system conceived to assist clinicians monitor, screen and treat patients by detecting changes through their voice.
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