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22 Mar

Music as Medicine: The Parkinson’s Wellness Project

March 24, 2021
By Tom Walden
Charco, Community, Exercise, Music, Parkinsons, Wellness
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Charco recently gave a presentation at ‘Music as Medicine in Parkinson’s’, a seminar hosted by the Parkinson’s Wellness Project. This week, we share some of the insights we received from a panel of neurologists, performers, and therapists.

01 Mar

Parkinson's Community

How TikTok Sparked a New Design for People With Parkinson’s

March 2, 2021
By Tom Walden
Charco, Community, Development, innovation, medtech, Parkinsons
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Today we hear first-hand from Brian Alldridge, the man behind a design taking the world by storm. This story has captured hearts and minds around the world, and we are excited to bring you some exclusive insights!

17 Feb

Parkinson's Research

Behind the Scenes at Charco: The Development Of The CUE1

February 17, 2021
By Tom Walden
Charco, Community, CUE1, innovation, medtech, Parkinsons
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For the latest instalment of our Behind the Scenes blog series, we focus on how Charco has developed the CUE1, from its initial sketches to the device we have today. Tracing Charco’s progress from university project to burgeoning start-up, we take a look at the journey so far.

08 Feb

Parkinson's Community

No Silver Bullet: A Discussion With Jimmy Choi

February 17, 2021
By Tom Walden
advice, Charco, Community, healthy, Parkinsons
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This week, our blog features two special guests! The first is No Silver Bullet, a discussion group which Charco co-founded. In this featured talk, NSB invite athlete and advocate Jimmy Choi to talk about his life experiences, and how his view of Parkinson’s has changed. This informative, emotive, and often surprising talk was surely not one to miss!

21 Jan

Parkinson's Research

Behind the Scenes at Charco: CUE1 App Development

February 1, 2021
By Tom Walden
App, Charco, CUE1, Development, Parkinsons
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People often ask how Charco is working, and what we do day to day. Well, we have now decided to share our behind-the-scenes workings with you! In what is the first in a series of articles looking at what goes on behind the scenes at Charco, we discuss how we have developed our CUE¹ app.

29 Dec

Parkinson's Community

A Look Back Through Charco’s Year

As we are approaching a new year, we want to share our journey from The Moment to Charco Neurotech and our overall progress since the beginning of 2020.

22 Dec

Parkinson's Community

The Charco Xmas Blog: A Message of Gratitude

December 23, 2020
By Tom Walden
Christmas, Community, medtech, Parkinsons
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For many, this festive period comes at the end of a very long, unpredictable year. It is all the more important, then, to consider who has provided comfort during these times, and what we are grateful for.

14 Dec

Parkinson's Research

CUE1 User Testing Report: MDS-UPDRS / Timed Tapping / TuG

December 14, 2020
By Team Charco
innovation, medtech, Parkinsons, research
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We are incredibly excited to announce that we have now completed the report for our second round of user testing.

25 Nov

Parkinson's Research

John and Barbara: How we learn from the unexpected

November 25, 2020
By Alex Dallman-Porter
innovation, medtech, miketindall, Parkinsons
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We met John and Bobby through our mutual friend, the indefatigable Richard Underwood. Richard introduced them as a lovely couple with an ever-positive attitude towards John’s Parkinson’s.

20 Nov

Parkinson's Research, Uncategorized

The Remarkable Dr. Parkinson: A Career

November 20, 2020
By Tom Lee
Hoxton, innovation, James Parkinson, medtech, Parkinsons
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Parkinson’s disease is named after the first person to recognise it as a distinct illness – Dr. James Parkinson (1755-1824). An interesting figure, he was not just a good doctor but a keen scientist, political reformer and philanthropist.