Assistive tech
AlayaCare has acquired Nightingale Software to expand its aged care footprint in Australia and New Zealand, pending customary conditions and regulatory approvals. AlayaCare Nightingale’s platform will continue to operate and staff will be retained, with services supported by AlayaCare’s technology, product roadmap and resources. The company says its all-in-one platform offers real-time data insights, personalised [...]
US adults scored an average of 60 out of 100 on the new Longevity Preparedness Index (LPI), indicating that most are underprepared to live well as they age. The index measures readiness across eight areas: social connection, daily activities, care, home, community, life transitions, health and finance. Care preparedness scored lowest at 42, while community [...]
Nearly half of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK fear developing dementia, compared with just over a third of those aged over 65, new research has found. The study, commissioned by Bluebird Care, found that 45 per cent of those aged 18 to 24 expressed concern about developing the condition. This makes them the most [...]
The Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of gum disease and inflammation by up to 65 per cent, according to new research. The diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, legumes and olive oil, was found to lower inflammation linked to gum disease. Gum disease, also called periodontal disease, affects the tissues supporting teeth and can lead [...]
The wife of a Rotherham man with dementia is supporting a £250,000 campaign to make hospital wards more dementia-friendly. Wendy Parker, 60, from Rotherham, cares for her husband Jonathon, who was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at 59. She said typical hospital settings can be “frightening and confusing” for patients. Early-onset dementia means symptoms appear before [...]
Cairns Health has acquired AI app Together by Renee and will fold its medication tech into Luna to support older adults and people with chronic conditions. Together by Renee uses computer vision (software that reads images) to scan pill labels for reminders and refills, and “agentic” AI (systems that act toward a goal) to automate [...]
A new Los Angeles research centre, funded with US$6.5m over five years, aims to advance healthy ageing and help older adults live more independently. The National Institute on Aging has awarded the grant to create the Los Angeles Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (LA OAIC). The centre is a collaboration among Cedars-Sinai, the [...]
A research centre has secured nearly US$150,000 to support falls prevention for older adults in Georgia through a statewide coalition. The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE) is one of 12 organisations to receive funding from the National Council on Aging and the Administration for Community Living to strengthen Georgia’s falls prevention coalition. The [...]
Age Tech World explores the latest research developments in the world of ageing and longevity. Pan-disease atlas maps molecular fingerprints of health, disease and ageing A new study has mapped the distinct molecular “fingerprints” that 59 diseases leave in an individual’s blood protein, which would enable blood tests to discern troubling signs from those that [...]
People with genetic variants that naturally lower cholesterol were found to have up to 80 per cent lower dementia risk in a study of more than one million participants. The research analysed data from Denmark, England and Finland to assess how genes that mimic the effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins and ezetimibe influence [...]
