"A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's – according to new research from the University of East Anglia."
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"'There are hundreds of medical studies that prove that there is a direct relation between the gait analysis and many neurological diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, sclerosis and others,' Oumnia explained. '[With our technology], footwear will become a tool to detect a risk of disease and send a warning message to the person to visit a doctor due to the mobility disorder detected by the shoe.'"
Some people with dementia wander away and get lost. A bracelet can help find them. | Washington Post
"Kirk Moody is still searching for his wife, Nancy Paulikas, who went missing in Los Angeles in 2016. Her disappearance helped inspire a new program there to safeguard people with dementia or cognitive conditions that make them prone to wander. (Rob Kuznia) In October 2016, a 55-year-old retired software engineer with early-onset Alzheimer's wandered out of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as her husband used the restroom. Nancy Paulikas hasn’t been seen since. Kirk Moody still spends time nearly every day looking for her. 'There hasn't been a single trace,' he says."
"Chalermpon Punnotok, chief executive officer of CT Robotics, presents Dinsow Mini 2, the companion for those with Alzheimer's that comes with artificial intelligence features. CT Robotics has launched its latest version of a Thai-made-and-designed robot, “Dinsow Mini 2”, which is embedded with artificial intelligence and is designed to be a companion for the elderly, especially those with Alzheimer’s."
"Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered a new nanomaterial which could enable the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease...Non-toxic and sensitive to detection, the new material can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier, enabling clear imaging—and detection—of the protein plaques which cause Alzheimer’s disease. The nanomaterial also shows a potent neuroprotective effect against the toxic protein."
After experiencing the world as a woman with Alzheimer’s disease, Ana Lebron took off her virtual reality headset and began to cry. She couldn’t pinpoint which part of the experience left her in tears. After all, she works with Alzheimer’s patients every day as an activities coordinator at assisted living facility Hartwell Place in Andersonville. But when she put on that headset and tried to navigate a virtual grocery store, the lights were overpowering, and the food labels were fuzzy. When people spoke to her, their words were distorted. Her virtual family members shot her frustrated glances before they understood why she kept forgetting holidays, faces and how to cook. “This brings it home even more,” Lebron, said of the experience.
For about half of people with dementia, the condition goes undetected, a problem that poses a major barrier to treatment. But a new study suggests that machine learning can help identify dementia more accurately than humans.Using data from 25,000 patients, researchers built a machine-learning model that accurately classified patients with dementia 84 percent of the time. What’s more, the tech pinged five people who had dementia but had not yet received a diagnosis. What does this mean for the future of dementia care and the world at large? When Apple overtook Fitbit in the wearables market, the dethroned king had to make some big moves. And it did.Over the past year or so, Fitbit has struck a number of deals with health insurance companies, health systems and other organizations. Its increased focus on enterprise health could prove a shot in the arm, which could be bolstered by a secondary campaign centered on clinical data.
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.
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.
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.