INNOVATION November-December 2021

Essential tremor affects an estimated four percent of adults, mostly over age 40, while Parkinson’s disease affects another one percent of the population over age 60. Both can cause hand tremors that make it difficult to do the simplest tasks. But that may change soon, thanks to Dr. Hadi Mohammadi, P.Eng. ROBIN J. MILLER A UBC OKANAGAN ENGINEER’S SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE WRISTBAND DEVICE COULD SOON IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS

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