High-tech ‘bike-helmet’ part of emerging field of light therapy for dementia, Alzheimer’s
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 16, 2023
Light therapy is one way that seniors can both maintain and monitor their brain and cognitive function, one tech company co-founder says.
Growing AI capabilities for senior living now include automated updates to residents’ families
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 14, 2023
A recently AI-enabled tool, Caspar AI, automatically updates families every day about their loved ones’ health status.
For stroke victims, new mobile ambulance brings emergency room tech to patients, wherever they’re found
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 31, 2023
A mobile ambulance for stroke victims help almost a third of patients with early resolution of symptoms, a recent study shows.
Next-gen Alzheimer’s diagnostic lets patients ‘check their brain’ from anywhere
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 27, 2023
A new screening platform for brain disease has expanded accessibility and includes a three minute cognitive assessment.
Novel method for brain stimulation could help seniors with dementia bypass brain surgery
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 23, 2023
Researchers are testing a new method for treating people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias that would assist the brain without surgery.
Playing more video games may bring extra insight into possible treatments for Parkinson’s patients
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 19, 2023
Researchers will be able to monitor treatment for Parkinson’s patients by watching them play the video games, which require a joystick.
AI has adoption costs, integration challenges, NIC council member warns
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 12, 2023
Senior care providers must consider the cost of AI solutions, and how to incorporate them into existing systems, according to a new report.
Faster AI imaging can produce more nuanced cancer treatments, developers say
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 14, 2023
A new AI program can use images of a person’s body and organs to evaluate for cancer treatment within several minutes — much faster than current methods, researchers say.
AI could make implantable drug delivery a realistic option for many seniors, research suggests
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 08, 2023
Researchers have proposed an implantable drug delivery system that uses AI to help avoid buildup of scar tissue or autoimmune responses.
Tech advances for brain cancer, tumors highlighted in recent studies
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 28, 2023
Several recent analyses show how AI could help predict and diagnose forms of brain cancer, or how tumors may develop.