Scientists using virtual reality for early diagnosis of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and MS

The test is linked to balance and its creators claim it can detect the diseases in time to treat them, which is not always possible with the methods the NHS uses for diagnosis.
The breakthrough happened in Russia where scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Siberian State Medical University have been working together to come up with straightforward ways of assessing how prone people are to the debilitating neurodegenerative diseases.
Scientists have based their virtual reality experiment on a new mathematical model and their patients use Google Glass, a hands-free screen,... read more
8 October 2016 in
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