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May 8, 2013

Michael J. Fox Foundation Uses Smartphones in Parkinson’s Research

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By Brian T. Horowitz, eWeek

The Michael J. Fox Foundation has been looking at how crowd-sourcing and analysis of mobile data can bring better outcomes for Parkinson’s patients. The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research has been seeking insights on how mobile data can aid Parkinson’s patients. As part of this effort, the foundation launched a Parkinson’s Challenge in February with a $10,000 prize to encourage use of patient data from smartphones for monitoring and treatment of Parkinson’s. Kaggle.com a crowd-sourcing data analytics service, hosted the challenge.

http://www.eweek.com/mobile/michael-j.-fox-foundation-uses-smartphones-in-parkinsons-research/

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