Parkinson’s disease patients often experience difficulties with their voices: modulations in the speech change and the voice can get a bit breathy. On the occasion of the 4th i-PROGNOSIS consortium […]
#UniteForParkinsons: the new EPDA campaign
It has been 200 years since Parkinson’s was identified – and 200 years of Parkinson’s is too long. Thus, the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA), along with Parkinson’s UK, is using […]
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 […]
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 […]
How the integration of care can benefit from ICTs?
Last week, i-PROGNOSIS attended the event “ICT4Life approach and contribution to the challenges of integrated care” organised by the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE). On this occasion, we got acquainted with the […]
Wearable Parkinson’s system gets CE marking
Global Kinetics’ Parkinson’s KinetiGraph system, a wearable system that records body movements to monitors the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, has received its CE marking, indicating it’s safe to use across […]
New Horizon 2020 project for Parkinson’s disease treatment
The Finnish pharmaceutical company Herantis Pharma Plc has received funding from the Horizon 2020 program for its phase 1-2 clinical study aimed at adopting an innovative treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The EU […]
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 […]