Name: A test for Parkinson's with a phone call
Uploaded: 2012-08-07T15:04:43Z
Duration: 5 min 47 s
Description: Parkinson's disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide, causing weakness and tremors, but there's no objective way to detect it early on. Yet. Applied mathematician and TED Fellow Max Little is testing a simple, cheap tool that in trials is able to detect Parkinson's with 99 percent accuracy -- in a 30-second phone call.

Parkinson's disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide, causing weakness and tremors, but there's no objective way to detect it early on. Yet. Applied mathematician and TED Fellow Max Little is testing a simple, cheap tool that in trials is able to detect Parkinson's with 99 percent accuracy -- in a 30-second phone call.

Max Little: A test for Parkinson's with a phone call

A test for Parkinson's with a phone call

Voice-based tests for Parkinson's, accurate and self-administered, could transform patient care, making diagnosis accessible and efficient.

Voice analysis software, paired with machine learning, can detect Parkinson's with 99% accuracy via a simple phone call.

Parkinson's Voice Initiative could revolutionize disease monitoring, enabling diagnosis and progress tracking from a phone call.

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