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The treatment would help older people with treatment-resistant depression. The study, published by Frontier in Aging Neuroscience identified rTMS as the best treatment for depressed older generations. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. During a rTMS [...]
NHS warns about rising numbers of illnesses in response to energy price rises. The NHS Confederation says the UK is facing a “humanitarian crisis” as they ask government to take action. In response, the government said action was already taken with the NHS support. The action includes the £400 payments to every household this autumn [...]
AgeTech World sat down with Nadim Yared, CEO of CVRx, to explore how the brain can play a major part in treating heart failures. In the UK, heart failure affects about 900,000 people with 60,000 new cases annually and is predominantly a disease of older people, according to NHS England. Heart failure is condition that [...]
Connected care platform Anthropos partners with global leader in 4D imaging Vayyar Care. The new partnership will include touches radio frequency sensing technology that will enable customers to provide fall detection without requiring older people to put on wearable devices. This Vayyar Care detects room presence, used by community for wander management and loneliness prevention, [...]
America’s number one hearing care retailer is launching two new hearing aids. The two new hearing aids, called Beltone Achieve and Beltone Imaging Custom CIC, are part of the company’s dedication to patient care. Beltone president Mike Hallorain said: “Our goal is to encourage more people to treat their hearing loss sooner as there are [...]
Emporia Telecom has recently launched a swipe-free smartphone for older generations. The smartphone, made specifically for the 65+ market, aims to break the technological barrier between older people and smartphones. It follows a pandemic in which people of all ages were near-forced to use smartphones as Covid passes became compulsory for months. “The use of [...]
Insilico Medicine has completed a $35 million series D2 round bringing the funding to $95 million. The D2 round was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, a $1 billion diversified venture capital fund of Armco Ventures. The new capital will support the continued advancement of Insilico’s pipeline. Insilico Medicine is a biotechnology company based in Hong Kong. [...]
Social isolation can cause an individual to experience loneliness, but, it also has many other serious health problems that it is associated with. These include: Increased risk for heart disease and stroke, in addition to mental decline and in some cases, premature death. These risks are especially dangerous for older adults, who are at a [...]
A Cannabis-based drug may ease agitation and aggression in people with dementia. The drug, called Sativex, is already used. The study that is testing the drug in relation to behavioural symptoms is recruiting 60 patients in care homes, where they can be closely monitored. Sativex, a mouth spray, is indicated as treatment for symptoms improvement [...]
"Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are lonely and cut off from society in this country, especially those over the age of 75." - NHS England.
