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European Research Project Aims at Early Diagnosis of Memory Disorders

The PredictND project, started by European research organisations, aims at developing and validating new procedures for the earlier diagnosis of memory disorders and for detecting individuals at high risk of developing memory disorders. Millions of Europeans who are at risk for experiencing any kind of memory loss would benefit from such a solution. The novel approach will be tested on 800 patients in four hospitals in Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Italy.

New IMI Project to Incorporate Real Life Data into Drug Development

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has launched a new project called GETREAL that will investigate new ways of integrating data from real life settings, such as clinics, into drug development. This will assist healthcare decision makers when deciding how best to grant patients access to a new treatment and help pharmaceutical companies to take better decisions during drug development.

Antilope Calls for Development of eHealth Testing Tools

Today the EU-funded Antilope project published a request for proposals (RFP) for developing testing tools that further enhance testing for the profiles and standards needed to implement the use cases identified in the European eHealth Interoperability Framework (eEIF). These new testing tools will serve to further advance eHealth interoperability in Europe. The Antilope project has published a list of testing tools that are used to ensure interoperability with existing IT infrastructures, services and devices.

Phantom Limb Pain Relieved with Augmented Reality

Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital has developed a new method for the treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) after an amputation. The method is based on a unique combination of several technologies, and has been initially tested on a patient who has suffered from severe phantom limb pain for 48 years. A case study shows a drastic reduction of pain.

3 Research Projects that Led to High-Tech Spin-Offs

Today the European Women Innovator Award was awarded to Ana Maiques @ana_maiques. Ms Maiques said: "To be a top innovator, you have to be able to do cutting edge science - but also take it to market." This is exactly what she has done with her spin-off company Neuroelectrics @Neuroelectrics which develops revolutionary brain devices.

Detecting Software Errors via Genetic Algorithms

According to a current study from the University of Cambridge, software developers are spending about the half of their time on detecting errors and resolving them. Projected onto the global software industry, according to the study, this would amount to a bill of about 312 billion US dollars every year. "Of course, automated testing is cheaper", explains Andreas Zeller, professor of Software Engineering at Saarland University, as you could run a program a thousand times without incurring any charges. "But where do these necessary test cases come from?" asks Zeller. "Generating them automatically is tough, but thinking of them yourself is even tougher."

New Therapy Helps to Improve Audio and Visual Perception in Stroke Patients

A stroke can cause permanent damage to important parts of the brain, with the result that many stroke survivors require lifelong care and support. "It is not uncommon for stroke patients to suffer from an awareness deficit or a reduced response to stimuli on one side of their body. This condition, known as hemispatial neglect, can mean that patients are unable to properly perceive people, images or sounds on that side," explains Professor Georg Kerkhoff from the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Saarland University.

Research and Development News

European Research Project Aims at Early Diagnosis of Memory Disorders

New IMI Project to Incorporate Real Life Data into Drug Development

Antilope Calls for Development of eHealth Testing Tools

Phantom Limb Pain Relieved with Augmented Reality

3 Research Projects that Led to High-Tech Spin-Offs

Detecting Software Errors via Genetic Algorithms

New Therapy Helps to Improve Audio and Visual Perception in Stroke Patients

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