On April 11, 2017 we will celebrate the 200th birthday of Dr James Parkinson most famous for publishing ‘An Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ in 1817. 200 years later, the […]
TUD: “Apps offer incredible possibilities for us to optimize treatment”
Dr. med. Lisa Klingelhöfer and Prof. Heinz Reichmann are medical partners of the i-PROGNOSIS project working at the Technische Universitat Dresden (TUD). They share with us their perspective on the project. What is […]
Together for early detection: call for ambassadors!
You have always wanted… to get involved in a social initiative? to accelerate the advancement of science? to participate in a large-scale research project? Become an ambassador of i-PROGNOSIS […]
A smartphone sensor to detect disease
An EU-funded project is working on smartphones’ health cred by developing ‘Sniffphone’ – a module capable of analysing the user’s breath to detect as many as 17 diseases including early […]
The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders
The European Brain Council (EBC) is currently running a two-year research project aiming to demonstrate that there is a considerable treatment gap in Europe, with only about a third of cases […]
Med-e-Tel (5-7 April 2017)
Med-e-Tel is an event of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), the international federation of national associations who represent their country’s Telemedicine and eHealth stakeholders. Med-e-Tel 2017 (5-7 […]
Parkinson’s Disease & Composite Scale Workshops (29 Mar. 2017)
On 29 March 2017, the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) is organising two workshops in Brussels on the themes of “Parkinson’s disease in Europe: Time for a new policy direction?” and […]
#iPROGNOSIS at #AgeingSummit 2016
On 5-6 December 2016, the EU summit on Digital Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing gathered researchers, industry representatives, digital innovators, health professionals and older people organisations in Brussels. Here […]
Digital sensor pen detects Parkinson’s disease
Scientists of the EU-funded DiPAR (Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease by neuromuscular function evaluation) project developed a digital sensor pen. This device records biomarkers non-invasively to enable differential diagnosis and monitoring of […]
Anthony: “I was surprised with all the symptoms targeted in i-PROGNOSIS”
Anthony Mule’ Stagno is a 76 years old pensioner. He was diagnosed with very early Parkinson’s disease three years ago. As a technology-savvy, he is very much willing to contribute to […]