{"id":962,"date":"2019-01-21T18:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T18:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/RoboticsLab\/?page_id=962"},"modified":"2019-03-27T20:59:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T20:59:24","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/RoboticsLab\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Robotics research used in trials for Parkinson\u2019s disease treatments\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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T<\/span><\/span>he use of robots could help find a better treatment for the neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson\u2019s disease \u2013 while avoiding animal testing.<\/p>

Robotics researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are testing new therapies for Parkinson\u2019s disease on robots.<\/p>

The study, called \u201cNeurorobotics model of Parkinson\u2019s disease\u201d, will use computer models of the human brain to replace the need for animal testing.<\/p>

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Centre collaborates in ground breaking study to test new therapies for Parkinson's disease<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A ground-breaking study is to test new therapies for Parkinson\u2019s disease on robots \u2013 replacing the need for animal testing. Over the next year, academics from Heriot-Watt University and the International Institute of Neuroscience in Brazil will join forces on the pioneering study: Neurorobotics Model of Parkinson\u2019s disease. Currently, scientists use rats in experiments to find new treatments but in this study, data already recorded from other animals in Brazil and robots in UK will be used instead.<\/p>

Despite numerous attempts there is still no cure and therapies often rely heavily on incomplete animal models of the disease. The brain regions linked to Parkinson\u2019s are also complex, limiting a complete understanding of the illness. Now, this study will combine neuroscience expertise with robotics, computational brain modelling and machine learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Parkinson\u2019s disease currently affects more than 3 per cent of people over the age of 65, with figures set to double in the next 15 years.<\/p>

Dr Patricia A. Vargas, founding director of the Robotics Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University\u00a0and lead collaborator said: \u201cThis is a fantastic research project for our team to be working on. Not only will we possibly see new therapies for a debilitating llness, but it will also reduce the need to use animals for research.<\/p>

\u201cParkinson\u2019s disease affects individuals and families across the world, and scientists in Brazil and worldwide have been working hard to come up with new therapies but this project clearly demonstrates the positive affect robots can have on medical research, which\u00a0can\u00a0advance our knowledge about Parkinson\u2019s beyond what is obtained through the use of anatomical and physiological studies\u00a0alone. This piece of research will be beneficial to millions of people across the world. We will help develop new knowledge and new therapies whilst reducing the need to use animals in this research altogether.\u201d<\/p>

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Over the next year, academics from Heriot-Watt University and the International Institute of Neuroscience in Brazil will join forces on the pioneering study: Neurorobotics Model of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>

Currently, scientists use rats in experiments to find new treatments but in this study, data already recorded from other animals in Brazil and robots in UK will be used instead.<\/p>

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