Could something as simple as a pre-meal pill really reverse Type 2 diabetes? The results of a preclinical study in rats, conducted by researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, suggest...
AARP: Older adults’ tech usage is growing
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Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2020
Adults ages 50 and older are adopting consumer technologies, including smartphones, wearables, home assistants/smart speakers and smart home technologies, at nearly the same rate as adults ages 18 to 49,...
Tech may evoke good times for depressed individuals
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Amy Novotney
May 01, 2019
Computing technology may help improve the recall of positive memories among individuals experiencing depression, according to a team of human-computer interaction researchers from Lancaster University...
TPT speeds stroke recovery, study finds
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Amy Novotney
Nov 02, 2018
Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer strokes each year. However, a novel therapy technique developed by University of Texas-Dallas researchers has been shown to double the rate of upper limb recovery in stroke...
CAST makes it easier to use tech to improve social links
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Amy Novotney
May 08, 2018
In its ongoing effort to help long-term care providers ensure older adults have access to quality care and a sustained quality of life as they age, the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technology (CAST)...
Technology boosts nursing home care, study reveals
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2016
Long-term care administrators can expect to see an even greater push to share data electronically with hospitals and other post-acute facilities, thanks to new research out of the University of Missouri.
IT officers with data breach experience are favored hires
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Amy Novotney
Nov 14, 2019
Larger healthcare organizations prefer recruiting a chief information security officer (CISO) with experience in managing a data breach, according to a new report from security vendor Optiv. The...
Voice assistants finding niche with elders
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Amy Novotney
Sep 05, 2018
As voice recognition technologies such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple Homepod become more inexpensive and accessible, the long-term care profession has begun taking notice of the promises such devices...
Robotic neck brace boosts ALS patients’ functionality
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Amy Novotney
Oct 17, 2019
Columbia University researchers have designed a novel robotic brace that supports the neck during its natural motion and dramatically assists ALS patients in holding their heads up and actively supporting...
Robotic pets helping to curb loneliness amid pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2020
Several states have been using robotic pets to help older adults combat the effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.