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Thousands of patients are set to benefit from pioneering new cancer-detecting technology being backed by the NHS. Almost £10million has been awarded after the NHS ran an open call for innovative cancer technologies last year. Projects to receive funding include an endoscope-smartphone adapter than can turn an iPhone into a diagnostic tool for head and [...]
The age of the population is increasing; in 2016, just 18 per cent of people in the UK were aged 65 and over. By 2046, however, it’s expected that the figure will rise to 25 per cent of the UK’s population being 65 and over. So it’s no wonder firms are leaping on the agetech [...]
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm RealThing Ai has announced the UK launch of its latest fully voice assessable smartphone for people with sight loss. The RealSAM Pocket V4 has been engineered to meet the daily frustrations visually impaired people face, such as accessing choices when shopping, being independently mobile and reading text in confidential situations. New [...]
Gamers around the world are being enlisted to help further breast cancer research - by solving puzzles to generate real-world data. The GENIGMA game is the result of a three-and-a-half year long citizen research project developed by a team at Barcelona’s Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) alongside pro [...]
A UK trial is underway to find out whether a cancer drug can improve recovery after a heart attack. The research is funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and, if successful, could lead to the first treatment of its kind. The phase 2a clinical trial has shown that low doses of aldesleukin can improve [...]
A multi-million pound innovation deal to help people in the UK live longer, happier lives is set to bring new jobs and businesses to the North-East. The £5.6m joint investment brings together the North of Tyne Combined Authority covering Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland with the National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA). The cutting-edge research [...]
DigitalHealth.London is inviting the next generation of digital health companies to apply to its Launchpad programme. The Launchpad supports companies that have a high potential of helping overcome the challenges facing the NHS and social care. Previous cohorts have included Alva, a digital health platform serving menopausal women, and the Exercise clinic, which supports patients [...]
Scientists are trialling a new type of heart scanning technology that could lead to new life-saving treatments. The trial is being carried out by the University of Edinburgh with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The new imaging techniques have been designed to detect scar tissue as it is formed on the heart. Scar [...]
The pandemic has propelled digital health to the fore, accelerating the development – and uptake – of a vast array of innovations. Agetech World looks at what this acceleration means in terms of enabling older people to live well longer. Tackling reluctance It may be a cliché, that of the older generation being wary of new technology, [...]
Estimates suggest that 40 per cent of over-50s experience some level of hearing loss. In the past, technology such as hearing aids merely focused on making things louder, but the new generation of innovations could be set to change that, as Agetech World discovers. Age UK estimates that around 40 per cent of people over 50 [...]
