AI could be therapeutic deejay for seniors with dementia, agitation
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 19, 2023
A new AI-enabled tool can use wearable sensors and adaptive music systems to help older adults with dementia and agitation.
Older adults at risk for dementia see fast declines in household wealth before dementia onset
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 19, 2023
Household wealth, especially financial wealth, declines much more quickly among people with probable dementia in the decade before dementia onset compared with older adults without a dementia diagnosis,...
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Study adds to warnings about dementia patients’ sedentary tech habits
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 18, 2023
A new study adds quantifiable data to the existing body of material warning about older adults’ sedentary lifestyle and the associated risks.
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2023
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Ultrasound research literally breaks down barriers to treating Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 15, 2023
New ultrasound technology, developed by a team led by Columbia University, would be able improve drug delivery — gene therapy — to the brain via focused ultrasound that contains microbubbles.
Racial disparities seen in presentation of frontotemporal dementia
Sep 14, 2023
Black individuals exhibit a higher frequency of delusions, and Asian individuals have a higher frequency of apathy.
17 percent of patients seeing neurologist travel long distance
Sep 13, 2023
Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting and visits for ALS and nervous system cancer.
Risk for dementia reduced in association with antihypertensive use
Sep 13, 2023
An individual patient data meta-analysis shows increased risk for dementia for those with untreated hypertension.
Get more direct input from seniors for tech aimed at them, researcher argues
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 13, 2023
Technology aimed at seniors could use more input from seniors themselves, developers of a new app, “Let’s Talk Tech,” argue.