The digital outlet Ciencia en Chile highlighted the scientific panel discussion on Parkinson’s disease sponsored by CEDENNA and organized by the Graduate and Postgraduate Directorate of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Usach).
The article highlighted the value of this event, which brought together national and international specialists to reflect on the main challenges surrounding early diagnosis, biomarkers and the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
The participants included Dr. Alberto Espay, neurologist at the University of Cincinnati, together with Universidad Mayor researchers Dr. Natalia Salvadores and Dr. René Vidal. The event was moderated by CEDENNA researcher Dr. Pedro Chaná, director of the CEDENNA-Usach Center program and of CETRAM (Center for the Study of Movement Disorders).
According to the outlet, one of the main points of consensus at the panel was the urgency of moving towards more timely and accurate diagnoses, especially in a context of population aging.
