Sleep quality, sleep medicine linked to greater cognitive decline in older Black adults, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 29, 2024
A new study highlighted the differences in sleep factors as they relate to cognitive function as well as race and ethnicity. Namely, Black individuals are more likely to have adverse impacts from sleep...
Arkray’s blood glucose monitoring system receives government approval
Nov 05, 2009
Arkray Inc. announced that its Glucogard blood glucose monitoring system has received marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The auto-coded product requires only 0.5 microliters of blood...
Shunt surgery improves dementia patients’ memory and walking ability, researchers say
Jan 26, 2011
Researchers in Sweden say they have become the first in the world to show that a shunt operation with a placebo control can help patients suffering from dementia.
Two firms launching a ‘brain gym’ for seniors
Mar 16, 2010
HAPPYneuron and SCAN Health Plan are working together to create a “Vital” brain gym. The new product will consist of more than 20 brain training games. Each will target one or more of the five...
Give the gift of music
Oct 01, 2010
In my 15 years of experience as a therapeutic musician leading musical sing-along programs for those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, I often see music’s power to unlock memories.
Oxford Grand implements Status Solutions
Feb 04, 2014
Oxford Grand, an assisted living and memory care facility in Wichita, KS, has installed Status Solutions’ Apple iPad-based CATIE in ArmorActive’s tamper-resistant kiosk hardware.
Nursing homes prepare for worst with Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008
Their memories of Hurricanes Katrina and the Rita still vivid, nursing home administrators in the Gulf Coast area are bracing for what could be the first major storm there in three years-Hurricane Gustav.
SunTrust Bank announces $38.2 million in funding
Nov 22, 2017
Westminster Canterbury-Lynchburg, an assisted living and memory care community in Lynchburg, VA , has secured $38.2 million from SunTrust Bank to build a new six-story center.
Brain training systems have mixed results, analysis finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Computer-based “brain training” systems can help memory and thinking skills among seniors, but do not have an impact on problem solving or impulse control, according to a new study.
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Dec 10, 2014
Little Sisters of the Poor leader speaks out, arguments in the contraception mandate case are made in court … Stanford researchers reverse Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice by targeting ‘beat...