‘Astonishing’ effects of distant wildfires may compel more senior care air monitors: researcher
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 29, 2024
This summer, researchers are expanding a long-term care monitoring study on smoke from wildfires being conducted in MST states.
It’s all in the wrist: New wearable devices can provide seniors key data about Alzheimer’s, COVID
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 13, 2024
Two research projects, on Alzheimer’s and Long COVID, highlight the unique potential for wrist wearables to monitor and detect health data.
AI tools can help mitigate elopement challenges, company says
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 29, 2024
AI can help monitor seniors with cognitive impairment and stop wandering or elopement, one RPM company suggests.
As more seniors turn to music therapy, health insurer says it will help payers find their groove
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 02, 2023
Longevity Health will now provide coverage for a platform that provides music therapy via singing to senior living communities.
AI ‘can’t fly solo,’ needs humanizing context for use in healthcare, data expert emphasizes
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 10, 2023
A researcher who builds passive AI-enabled monitoring devices believes that if more people adopted tech, it could provide invaluable data.
Modern ultrasound tech benefits extend from Alzheimer’s to palliative care
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 09, 2024
New research shows that ultrasound tech can be beneficial across a wide range of applications, including Alzheimer’s and palliative care.
Passive data collection could soon lead to a treasure chest of new data on neurological disorders
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 06, 2023
Wearable technologies, like smart watches and headbands, have engendered a new wave of studies on neurological disorders.
Old age against the machine: Experts offer some robo-pessimism over prospect of more bots in LTC
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
Despite stories that senior living and care robots are proliferating, the promise of such technology has been overstated, according to a new report.
Straight from the gut: AI helps researchers confirm Alzheimer’s link
By
John O'Connor
Apr 24, 2024
Cleveland Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence to confirm the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease.
CC Young’s TV studio, tech courses, a hit with residents
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 05, 2023
Volunteers at a continuing care retirement / life plan community’s working TV studio are hoping to take content live onto a YouTube channel after producing internal programming for several years.