Once upon a time, we relied on our memory to recall names of people, songs or movies that eluded us.
However hard we tried to remember that elusive memory, we just couldn’t pin it down.
And then Google came into our lives with all the answers to our questions.
There is no need now to look for a dictionary or encyclopedia now because we have recourse to Google.
Worldwide, there are nearly 47 million people living with dementia, or a loss of brain function, including memory, thinking and behaviour, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Engineering insights into brain implantsPatients suffering from brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's have more treatment options than ever before, thanks to medical advances in the use of brain implants.
Research from MSU's College of Engineering uncovered insights that may provide valuable design improvements for future devices.
Erin Purcell, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Joseph Salatino, biomedical engineering doctoral student, uncovered information about the complexities of interactions between brain implants and the cells in which they interface.
"That has created unprecedented opportunities to understand brain function and treat neurological disease or injury, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, depression, Tourette's Syndrome, deafness, blindness, stroke and tinnitus."
Their research, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering Journal, was selected among the journal's Top 10 articles of 2017 addressing outstanding health challenges.
London-based startup WeMa Life has recently launched its online marketplace app that helps caregivers and patients connect with providers.
The app has multiple functions and allows caregivers to book social care, domiciliary care, nursing, domestic help, personal care, and hygiene care.
“We’re confident that WeMa Life will make this experience far simpler and less stressful, while also helping others better managing their own health.”The platform isn't only for caregivers.
In a 2016 survey 40 percent of caregivers reported using an app to help them manage their caregiving tasks.
The technology lets caregivers experience some of the sensations of what it is like living with dementia.
Treating Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia Without Drugs Caregiving Resource | March 07, 2018 Print this Article The evidence for potential solutions like aromatherapy and pet therapy.
Those interventions include reminiscence therapy, music and art therapy, aromatherapy and pet therapy.
New Recommendations for Dementia CareThe use of person-centered, non-drug treatments for people with dementia is one of 56 new dementia care practice recommendations issued in late January by the Alzheimer’s Association.
She said the behavioral and psychological symptoms that often accompany dementia aren’t just a product of the dementia-affected brain.
Evidence for Non-Drug TherapiesZimmerman and her colleagues examined 197 articles describing scientific evidence on non-drug practices to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.