Digital Health Technologies and Big Data Analytics in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Authors: Vlamos P*

DOI: 10.23880/nnoaj-16000177

Volume 8, Issue 1

Abstract

The use of digital technologies and computational approaches play a decisive role in smart, sustainable and inclusive development in health process. Data protection and information security are of the utmost importance to maintain public trust in digital health services. On the other hand for patients, digitization results in higher-level services, easily accessible to actively manage their health and well-being. Simultaneously, through the utilization of big data analytics, early diagnosis and prevention is supported for their benefit. Neurodegenerative diseases are a broad range of pathological conditions in most brain-related disorders that lead to progressive degeneration and/or death of neuronal cells. Computational approaches in neurodegeneration through machine learning techniques can be used for identifying features of importance in high dimensional data and provide constructive models of potential biomarkers, defining a new field of translation research in the new digital era. Based on the epigenetic history for each patient separately as well as the existence of underlying diseases, the presence of digital solutions can form an individualized strategy in terms of the personalized healthcare.

Keywords: Big Data; Digital Technologies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Biomarkers; Translation Research

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