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Online storytelling improved people with dementia’s quality of life during Covid-19 lockdowns, a new study has shown. Academics translated a storytelling method known as 'TimeSlips' into Spanish for the first time and reworked it for delivery on Zoom when Covid-19 halted their research and face-to-face practice. Although this adaptation was an urgent response to the [...]
In a step towards improving healthy ageing, researchers have developed a tool that evaluates the physical literacy of the elderly population, including attitude, ability, and sociality. With the global population ageing at a rapid pace, initiatives to improve the quality of lives of the elderly by maintaining their functional ability and well-being are essential. Understanding [...]
Experts say we still don’t know which factors most affect cognitive decline as we age
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict if women with breast cancer would benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgery. The new AI algorithm, part of the open-source Cancer-Net initiative led by Dr Alexander Wong, could help unsuitable candidates avoid the serious side effects of chemotherapy and pave the [...]
Researchers have designed a soft, breathable and stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person’s skin, allowing for optimal long-term health monitoring. With cancer, diabetes and heart disease among the leading causes of disability and death in the United States, scientists have been developing an in-home monitoring solution that could detect these chronic diseases [...]
The fourth annual iN2L + LifeLoop survey of senior living leaders explores the evolving role of technology within community life. The need for innovative technology to augment highly personalised care is growing in the senior living industry as it continues its post-pandemic recovery. This is one finding of a comprehensive, independently conducted survey of industry [...]
A large-scale observational study from China has demonstrated the link between ideal behavioural and medical cardiovascular factors and lower mortality rates. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the greatest contributors to global deaths. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) is determined by a combination of seven behavioural and medical factors; [...]
Newel Health has been awarded $2.5M from The Michael J Fox Foundation for the development of its innovative digital therapeutic solution for people with Parkinson’s disease. The research grant is to further advance the research and development of Newel Health’s Soturi, a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) solution for personalised medication and treatment plan optimisation for people [...]
A new study has found that age-related accumulation of abdominal fat is associated with lower muscle density, which could lead to worse balance and possibly an increase in future falls. Low muscle density means the muscle has more fat in it, which can lead to less effective muscle function that in turn may lead to [...]
The collaboration focuses on offering affordable hearing aids which can be purchased through health insurance.
