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29 Dec

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.

09 Nov

Parkinson's Advice

Helpful information for people with Parkinson’s in the 2nd Lockdown

England has gone into another, month-long lockdown. This is going to be a difficult and emotional time for many of us, so it’s more important than ever to support each other and be kind to ourselves.

29 Oct

Parkinson's Research

The original medical innovator for Parkinson’s, Professor Charcot

November 19, 2020
By Tom Lee
history, innovation, medtech, Parkinsons
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Professor Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) is generally regarded as one of the greatest early neurologists; a pioneer whose diagnostic work has continued to influence medicine in the modern age. It’s hard to understate the influence Professor Charcot had on the field of neurology.

18 Oct

Parkinson's Community

Charco Neurotech’s Clinical Advisor, Dr David Galloway

November 13, 2020
By Gaby Richter
innovation, medtech, miketindall, Parkinsons
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At Charco Neurotech we have been fortunate enough to have the support of some bright minds. Dr David Galloway, a retired physician specialising in acute medicine and clinical pharmacology, is one of our clinical advisors. We caught up with him to discuss the science behind the CUE¹ device.

13 Oct

Parkinson's Community

Mike Tindall: My Dad and Parkinson’s

November 19, 2020
By Alex Dallman-Porter
innovation, medtech, miketindall, Parkinsons
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Mike Tindall, a former England Rugby captain and World Cup winner, has spent the last decade or so lending a huge amount of support to the Parkinson’s community after his dad was diagnosed 17 years ago. One of Mike’s aims is to share stories and coping methods to aid the Parkinson’s community, similar to what we try to do with these blog posts.

08 Oct

Parkinson's Community

The CEO perspective: Gary Shaughnessy, Chair of Parkinson’s UK

“How can we trust that we’ll succeed if our own CEO is shaking?” Whilst reading one person’s feedback from a presentation he had just delivered in the UK, Gary Shaughnessy, ex-CEO of EMEA of insurance company Zurich, and current Chair of Parkinson’s UK, came to comprehend what Parkinson’s really meant for him.