Medtech / devices
Health technology start up CareYaya has won the People's Choice Award at the 21st Annual What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit for its innovative approach to eldercare. CareYaya leverages AI and healthcare student caregivers to provide affordable and high-quality care for the elderly. The tech start up and applied research lab is focused on enhancing care [...]
Robear is an animatronic bear that lifts elders with mobility problems, Paro is a fuzzy robotic seal intended to provide a futuristic form of animal therapy, and Pepper is a humanoid with remote-monitoring capabilities and learning tools. Pet robots have revolutionised and enhanced the standard of care, improving the wellbeing of care home residents. Here [...]
By analysing speech patterns, a new machine learning model can predict with a high degree of accuracy whether someone with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer’s-associated dementia within six years. Trying to figure out whether someone has Alzheimer’s disease usually involves a battery of assessments—interviews, brain imaging, blood and cerebrospinal fluid tests. But, by then, [...]
The British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) is calling for more public backing in the UK for research to help people stay healthier for longer, as an alternative to charities that support research on diseases. The greatest risk factor for disease is ageing, but we have very little charitable support for research into how [...]
Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn device may detect early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers analysed movement data from wristwatch-like devices called actigraphs worn by 82 cognitively healthy older adults who were participants in a [...]
A new, in-vehicle sensing system could provide the first step toward widespread, low-cost early warnings of cognitive change among older drivers in the US and elsewhere. An estimated 4 to 8 million older adults with mild cognitive impairment are currently driving in the United States, and one-third of them will develop dementia within five years. [...]
It’s one of the most common conditions affecting those over 65 and left untreated can lead to stroke, blood clots in the veins and, in the most extreme cases, heart failure. Atrial fibrillation currently affects more than 40 million people worldwide and the incidence and prevalence of the medical condition have increased three-fold in the [...]
A trailblazing rehabilitation hub using exercise and other therapies to help boost stroke survivors’ recovery has opened its doors at one of Scotland’s largest hospitals – with evidence already pointing towards its life-changing impact on patients. The hub is part of a trial being conducted by the University of Strathclyde in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, [...]
A one-of-a-kind robotic cup designed to help people living with cerebral palsy stay hydrated could also be a game-changer for older adults suffering from mobility impairments. The aptly named RoboCup enables people with limited upper body mobility to stay hydrated without relying on a caregiver for help. The battery-powered device, which can be mounted on [...]
From post-war baby boomers to the current Generation Alphas, stage-of-life labels beloved of cultural commentators, researchers and marketers, will soon be a thing of the past, predicts the head of the globally influential UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing. Researcher, teacher, writer and TEDx speaker, Professor Nic Palmarini, has told the latest Agetech World podcast [...]
