Tech can aid senior living and care staff, but cost and privacy still big concerns: expert weighs in
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
Some challenges related to properly staffing skilled nursing facilities can be met by using tools like patient monitoring, an expert on health technology notes.
Smartwatches still gathering valuable COVID, vaccine insights
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 31, 2023
Data collected from smartwatches shows that those vaccinated for COVID will have less severe infections, a German research team demonstrated.
Brain imaging company teases tech that will analyze side effects of new dementia drugs
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 28, 2023
AI-enabled brain imaging technology will be launched next year to evaluate the side effects of new Alzheimer’s and dementia drugs.
Visionary Alzheimer’s forecasting software gets FDA approval
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
A newly regulated Alzheimer’s software tool offers clarity on whether the condition is likely to progress to dementia in someone with mild cognitive impairment.
AI tools could become more efficient method of drug discovery
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 12, 2023
A new AI tool was found to successfully identify new anti-aging drugs, a team of researchers at Edinburgh University recently announced.
Hey, doc, can we get a prescription for air-conditioning? For heat-threatened seniors, the answer could...
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 19, 2023
Prescription air conditioning is one of several novel potential solutions put forth in a new report about how providers in states like Texas and Arizona can protect those most vulnerable to heat-related...
Smart wardrobe technologies helping seniors with dementia dress for success
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 28, 2023
“Smart wardrobe” tech can play two crucial roles for seniors with dementia, a new report shows: via dressing systems and via embedded tech.
Ultrasound tech could allow for ultrafast Alzheimer’s treatment, study finds
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 09, 2024
Researchers have found a way to deliver Alzheimer’s drugs faster via focused ultrasound technology, a new study shows.
Upcoming study will ‘Detect & Protect’ seniors against viral infections like flu, COVID
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 01, 2023
A new study program, Detect & Protect, will use AI models that can pull from wearables data and better predict viral infections.
Tech in headbands could monitor sleeping seniors for early signs of Alzheimer’s
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 29, 2023
New findings indicate that tech embedded in a headband could record key data on the early stages of Alzheimer’s while a person is sleeping.