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Make A Three-Minute Call, Help Develop A Test For Parkinson’s Based On Voice Recognition

At TEDx Edinburgh today, the BBC reports, mathematician Max Little today launched a new project that uses a speaker’s voice to help diagnose Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s, which is a devastating neurological disease that develops gradually and often starts with very slight tremor in one hand, is notoriously hard to diagnose as there are currently no blood tests to that can help doctors test for the disease. Voice however, says Little, is affected as much by Parkinson’s as limb movement and his algorithms can currently detect the symptoms of the disease...

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Published By: Tech Crunch - Sunday, 24 June, 2012