New ‘Fastball’ test could help prevent Alzheimer’s curveballs
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 13, 2023
An innovative ‘fastball’ technique for identifying Alzheimer’s years before a diagnosis received a major funding boost.
Feds focusing on efficacy of at-home medical technologies
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 05, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health began soliciting public comments last month on a range of eight questions related to at-home medical devices.
New AI app uses ‘selfies’ to generate health diagnostics
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
The Together app is the first program to use “generative AI” to record a variety of symptoms including blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen, according to Renee, the company that introduced it...
New app helps wheelchair users find truly accessible places
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 23, 2023
A new app allows users to enter their mobility needs, and score locations, such as retail locations, from doctor’s offices to restaurants, to assure they can access the facility.
At-home senior digital platform releases app to help families manage all aspects of care
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
A platform that specializes in at-home support for seniors announced the release of its first mobile app this week.
AI ‘promising’ for use in geriatrics, but ethical concerns remain, researchers say
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
A new meta-study on using AI within geriatrics praises AI as a “valuable asset” but still warns about the need for future research and potential ethical concerns.
New AI tool helps spark the conversation about early dementia
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new app’s virtual agent asks memory-probing questions to patients — picture descriptions and verbal fluency tests — to look for signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Rice-sized device could have big implications for brain tumor treatments
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 12, 2023
A small implantable device, the size of a grain of rice, could be placed in the brain of cancer patients to help develop treatments, new research suggests.
New music therapy software approved to help stroke victims walk again
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
A new program, InTandem, was
The program uses a technique known as Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, which aims to synchronize a cue, such as music, with motor movements.
Researchers Down Under create app for Parkinson’s patients to get ‘Walking Tall’
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 08, 2023
Parkinson’s patients will be able to use a free app, Walking Tall, that uses rhythms to improve walking and gait, the app’s creators claim.