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  • What’s next for VR in dementia care?

    What’s next for VR in dementia care?

    The capacity of virtual reality to impact on memory by recreating scenarios from the past has set on a course to playing a bigger role in dementia management as Agetech World reports. Around 850,000 people are estimated to be living with dementia in the UK, and that figure is expected to rise as we live [...]

  • Is AI the key to better dementia management?

    Is AI the key to better dementia management?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly used in healthcare as it aims to mimic human cognitive functions and provide an insight into processes that have been under-researched until now. The technology can help to quickly and accurately detect and diagnose a variety of diseases including some forms of cancer, and neurological and cardiovascular conditions. When it [...]

  • How digital health can address the agetech challenge

    How digital health can address the agetech challenge

    Between 2015 and 2050, the World Health Organisation predicts that the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old will nearly double from just 12 per cent to 25 per cent. The pace of population ageing is accelerating at a much quicker pace, and healthcare providers and professionals now face a challenge to ensure [...]

  • VR and agetech – a status update

    VR and agetech – a status update

    VR was first invented in 1968 by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland and his student Bob Sproull. However, it wasn’t until 2010, with the launch of the PC-connected Oculus Rift prototype, that it really took off as a commercially-viable idea. Since then, use of the technology has spread far and wide, including in one potentially unexpected [...]

  • Is AI the answer to our greatest global health challenge?

    Is AI the answer to our greatest global health challenge?

    AI is increasingly used in healthcare to diagnose and treat patients effectively. In terms of ageing population challenges, AI can help to ease the burden on healthcare settings as well as picking up any early warning signs. The latest innovations include those that aid diagnosis and prognosis, and enable older people to live longer, more [...]

  • Unlocking the potential of wearables for an ageing population

    Unlocking the potential of wearables for an ageing population

    Away from the mainstream success of FitBit, Apple Watch and co., the market for wearables targeted at ageing health challenges is growing rapidly. Agetech World looks at some of the devices and trends on the rise in this field. Fall detection devices As we age, we suffer more balance issues and become weaker, leading to falls. These falls [...]