Diseases and Conditions

The Longitude Prize on Dementia

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Ahead of The Longitude Prize on Dementia in March, The Innovation Platform heard from Ruth Dixon, Programme Lead at Challenge Works, about the five finalists and technology-based tools developed to help individuals with dementia maintain their independence at home. The Longitude Prize on Dementia is a £4.4m prize to drive the creation of personalised, technology-based … Read more

Towards less invasive stimulation for brain disorders

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Michaela Nesvarova discusses the impacts of brain disorders and routes to offering less invasive methods to monitor them. Living with a brain disorder often means relying on medication that does not work for everyone and, in some cases, surgery. EU-funded researchers are now investigating whether nanotechnology could one day offer a safer, less invasive alternative. … Read more