Showing posts with label parkinson's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parkinson's. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2015

#TouchFREE tech is here, serving those with #disabilities looking for a solution like this one. - http://clapway.com/2015/08/13/sesame-enable-touch-free-technology-is-here-somehow-353/

It feels like yesterday flip phones having one camera and your favorite song as a ringtone were the must-have gadgets. But in only 10 years, technology has progressed from manual handheld cellular devices to the world’s very first Touch FREE cellular device.


Who are Sesame Enable?


Sesame Enable was created to assist individuals suffering from illnesses such as ALS, paralysis, MS, and Parkinsons that prevent mobility/operating high-tech devices. The invention came to life after Co-Founder & CEO, Oded Ben Dov was given the idea from his Co-Founder, Giora Livine. Livine has lived quadriplegic for nine years after a spinal cord injury.


A Touch-Free Video Game


After discovering a video game invented by Ben Dov, Livine contacted Ben Dov and asked him to build him a smartphone that possess the same features. The game enabled its players to navigate through the game by simply motioning their head.


According to the Sesame Enable website, “The Sesame phone works by tracking the user’s head movements using the built-in, front-facing camera on the phone. . . The on-screen cursor is controlled by the position and movements of a user’s head, and supports even minimal movements.” Individuals who are physically challenged have the ability to check e-mails, play games and browse the web without lifting a finger.


Ben Dov was Down on his Luck and Indiegogo Answered


The irony of this occurrence is Ben Dov’s difficulty with finances upon the creation of his device. Oded Ben Dov struggled during the early stages of his project trying to fund it. His goal was to raise $30,000 and after coming across crowdfunding, Ben Dov has managed to receive $50,276 to support the cause. Indiegogo.com is the largest global fundraising site in the world and also the crowdfunding site Ben Dov decided to use. In addition to Ben Dov and his team’s accomplishments on, under the name Sesame Enable, they won first place in Verizon’s powerful answers contest.


Where to find Sesame Enable Touch-FREE Devices?


The device is not yet available in stores for in the U.S. however, it can be ordered through the Sesame Enable website. “About 2 million people in the U.S. could benefit from such a device,” said Ben Dov, “”Smarter devices that can be activated by voice, vision or slight movement have the potential of transforming many lives, increasing independence, access and communication.”



 


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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Latest Study Reveals Parkinson’s Disease Connection to Numerous Cancer Types - http://clapway.com/2015/06/21/latest-study-reveals-parkinsons-disease-connection-to-numerous-cancer-types765/

Latest Study Reveals Parkinson’s Disease Connection to Numerous Cancer Types


A recent study conducted in Taiwan, has found that individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease are at higher risk of being diagnosed with over 16 different types of cancer.


What Cancers are Connected to Parkinson’s Disease?


According to the study, which studied “62,023 patients newly diagnosed with PD [Parkinson’s Disease] from 2004 through 2010…”, startling and serious forms of cancer were shown to be linked to the degenerative disorder. According to researchers at the university, “malignant brain tumours, gastrointestinal tracts, lung cancers, some hormone-related cancers, urinary tract cancers, lymphoma/leukemia, melanoma and other skin cancers” proved to be highly evident in Parkinson’s disease sufferers located in Taiwan.


Types of Cancer That are Not Commonly Associated with Parkinson’s Disease


Very few types of cancer were associated with Parkinson’s disease while this study was conducted. Not connected were breast, ovarian, and thyroid cancers when it came to doing further research on the patients in Taiwan. Even though only three types of cancer seem to not be linked to Parkinson’s disease, that does not change the unsettling fact that the cancers actually connected are completely incurable. It is a grim and sad reality that cancer is being placed on top of an already existing disorder that researchers are currently still seeking a cure for.


Factors at Play Regarding Recent Findings on Parkinson’s Disease and Cancer


Since this study on Parkinson’s Disease was conducted in Taiwan, there are a myriad of factors to consider whether the findings apply everywhere else and are truly reliable. Factors to take into consideration are geographical location, race, ethnicity, and possible exposure to anything hazardous. This study was done in another hemisphere, so it’s entirely possible that what may be revealed there may not be true to the same extent in the Western hemisphere. This also even applies to other countries in Asia. The correlation between Parkinson’s disease and multiple types of cancer has been ongoing for over half a century. If these findings prove to be expansive beyond the Eastern hemisphere, then it’ll eventually become a breakthrough in truly cracking that correlation.


For more information on this study, go to JAMA Network.



Latest Study Reveals Parkinson’s Disease Connection to Numerous Cancer Types