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Age UK has launched a new programme to help older people stay connected online. Age UK has launched a £5 million digital campaign programme, which aims to help around 120,000 older people to get online. The programme will recruit and train volunteers to deliver essential digital skills support to older people across England and Wales [...]
A new study suggests that Covid-19 may improve the risk of Alzheimer’s in older people. The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, analysed over six million adults aged 65 or older with no prior Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. The study does not show that Covid-19 causes Alzheimer’s, but it adds to the growing body [...]
Healthcare platform Upfront has raised US$10M to secure technology advancements. Upfront Healthcare, a leading omnichannel communication and patient engagement platform raises an additional US$10M co-led by Baird Capital, Echo Health Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners. Additional participation included existing investors like LRVHealth, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Nashville Capital Network. The announcement included the [...]
Agetech World meets Joop Tanis, director of MedTech Consulting, to discuss the considerations that innovators need to keep in mind when creating technology for the elderly. How can technology improve the delivery of healthcare? The ambition for the NHS, and other healthcare systems, to collaborate with the technology sector has always existed. Many of the technology [...]
AgeTech World speaks with Chatta TV CEO Paul Slaughter on how Chatta TV came to be and how it helps with social isolation.
A team of researchers are currently working to develop nanocarriers that deliver drugs across the blood brain barrier. This barrier is created by the body in order to protect the brain from pathogens. If successful, these nanocarriers could lead to treatments for brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ischemic stroke, seizures and epilepsy. In order [...]
CVS Health is acquiring Signify Health in a US$8bn deal that may improve the future of senior living. CVS Health will acquire the in-home health care company for a price valued at about $30.50 per share. Karen S. Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, said: “This acquisition will enhance our connection to consumers in the home [...]
“We hope to harness the power of light to relieve the suffering that millions of Alzheimer’s disease patients and their loved ones experience every day.”
A new study found that regular patterns of activity are important for healthy ageing and mental health. The research, published online in JAMA Psychiatry, recruited 1,800 senior American citizens aged over 65 who wore accelerometers - movement-detecting devices often found in smartphones and exercise trackers. Participants wore the devices on their wrists for seven days [...]
Researchers have developed a new robot that catches elderly people as they start to fall. Scientists have developed the Mobile Robotic Balance Assistant (MRBA) or ‘Mr. Bah’, which looks like a motorised wheelchair. The device has guard rails that come up to a person’s hip and are outfitted with sensors to judge when a person [...]
