Assistive tech
Scientists have found success in treating a ‘neglected’ inflammatory condition, polymyalgia rheumatica, with a drug that could provide an alternative to steroids for patients. The study, carried out by Anglia Ruskin University and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, describes a successful trial of sarilumab. The drug, which in the UK is approved [...]
Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to new research. While a link was found, it does not prove that higher levels of triglycerides prevent dementia, the study, [...]
Research has shown that music might be a drug-free way to lower pain perception. This decreased sensitivity to pain – also known as hypoalgesia – can occur when pain stimuli are disrupted between their point of input and where they are recognised as pain by the conscious mind. In a new study, researchers in Canada [...]
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than adults without ADHD, according to a new study. The research followed older adults in Israel over 17 years to examine if those with ADHD are at increased risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Michal Schnaider Beeri, director of [...]
A new app developed by a second-year medical student could hold the key to helping doctors and other health professionals communicate better with older patients. Various studies have shown that physicians often find it difficult to converse with older people, leading to many over-65s avoiding seeking medical care. Research published in the Journal of Applied [...]
The founder of an online activity club providing inspiration for a happier and more fulfilling retirement has told Agetech World she believes a link-up with the NHS could have “huge benefits” for both older people and the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system. Hannah Thomson was inspired by her late grandmother to launch The Joy Club [...]
A leading expert on ageing has said society needs to stop thinking of older people in terms of “us versus them” and reassess the often negative language used when talking about the over-65s. Trish D’Antonio, the executive director of the US National Center to Reframe Aging, said one of the most widespread terms employed when [...]
Seven years ago, the renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking warned that the creation of artificial intelligence would be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity.” He was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, a multi-disciplinary institute within Cambridge University dedicated [...]
A woman who used wellness supplier Innerva’s power-assisted exercise equipment to treat her long-term health conditions has become the brand's exclusive distributor in Ireland. Martina Calvey, a businesswoman and former teacher and guidance counsellor, is the driving force behind Hello GoodLife Wellbeing, a new company dedicated to rolling out Innerva’s cutting-edge equipment across Ireland. Ms [...]
With their reputation for putting participants through a punishing regime of cardio exercises, military-style fitness workouts are not for the faint-hearted. So imagine enrolling for boot camp training when you've suffered a stroke. But that's just what stroke patients in South Australia are being given the chance to do to help them on the road [...]
