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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020

A smart health companion for ageing well

Tildelt: kr 69 999

Dette prosjektet (PES) har som arbeidsfelt å etablere en AAL-søknad som følger: MATE is a smart solution based on sensor and information technology that is supporting and safeguarding ageing population in their everyday life, towards ageing well. In practice, it is a novel biosensor device accompanies by an integrated system, which allows elderly to monitor the levels of health biomarkers in blood daily, using finger pricking, and keep their relatives and doctors informed for the health status. It is a predictive, preventive and participatory tool, which ensures personalized medical care for ageing people. Primarily, the MATE targets are blood substances highly related to the onset and/or progression of ageing-associated diseases and mortality, such as uric acid and alpha-fetoprotein. According to scientific studies, elevated uric acid levels are associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality for both genders over 65 years of age. The development of diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other diseases, are also correlated to uric acid levels. Alpha-fetoprotein is a biomarker used in medicine to detect certain cancers, e.g. hepatocellular carcinoma. Blood alpha-fetoprotein is low in healthy adults. GeoImaging Ltd (Cyprus) will be project leader. According to the initial plan, the project will run for 30 months.

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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020