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Fall detection tech allows users to access quick medical assistance following a fall, as the tech detects the incident and then issues a medical alert, an all-important tool for seniors living alone. A survey commissioned by Age UK has found that millions of elderly are worried about falling over, with 36 per cent of people [...]
In the UK almost 60 per cent of people wear glasses. Sight loss tends to become more common as we age, with over 1.2 million people living with visual impairments being around 75 or older and one in every two people aged 90 or over suffering from vision issues. However, it’s not only the older generation [...]
Rapid advances in technology are helping older people to live more independent lives for longer. Agetech World reports on some of the key innovations, from smart devices for the blind to the latest generation of wheelchairs. Technology has been benefitting elderly and disabled people for many years now, with digital assistants, smartphones and health trackers supporting [...]
Smart fabric – the stuff of fictional caped crusaders – is now a reality and, increasingly, is showing potential as an aid to living well longer. Agetech World reports. Smart textiles are the latest incarnation of wearable tech, defined as intelligent textile structures or fabrics that can sense and react to environmental stimuli. The [...]
With populations living longer and surviving diseases that in the past would have been fatal, another age-related condition has become more prevalent – dementia. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about 55 million people are living with the disease around the world – but can anything be done to prevent it? The Alzheimer’s Society [...]
The Alzheimer’s Society estimates that there are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, a figure that is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. At the moment, there is no cure for the condition and no real way of treating it, although research is continuing all the time. However, a range of digital health innovations [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
