Tackling ethics concerns regarding use of carebots
An analysis highlights the realistic pros and cons of apps and other technologies that use AI to benefit older adults, including those facing dementia and cognitive decline.
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A microrobot for brain disease research
Researchers have developed a neural cell delivery microrobot that connects neural networks by accurately delivering neurons to the intended locations under the in vitro environment.
Don't forget to clean robotic support pets
Research from the University of Plymouth suggests that robot pets could pose an infection risk if passed between staff and service users without cleaning.
Using AI to reveal how memories are coded in the brain
Researchers have discovered that a population of neurons in the brain’s frontal lobe contain stable short-term memory information within dynamically-changing neural activity.
mhealth: an app to screen for early signs of dementia
Dementia screening could be as easy as using a smartphone app that listens to elderly people speak.
Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair
Combining new wearable electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly interact with a computer.
Personalised VR could help improve mental health
New tool LifePathVR will enable new forms of self-reflection on our journey through life and contribute to our mental health and well-being.
VR helps seniors to re-engage with the world
Virtual reality platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.
Using mhealth for detecting atrial fibrillation
A new study highlights the feasible use of mhealth devices to help with the screening and detection of atrial fibrillation.
AI could change managing of Alzheimer’s disease
A study from Florida Atlantic University introduces machine learning as new potantial tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient care.
VR spots navigation problems in Alzheimer’s disease
VR can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.
Dementia: VR can improve quality of life
New study, conducted with patients at a mental healthcare provider, showed significant improvements both during and after using VR.
Sea Hero Quest can detect Alzheimer’s risk
Researchers studied gaming data from the mobile game and found out that it can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s.
VR offers benefits for Parkinson’s disease patients
Training in virtual environment helps patients with Parkinson's disease improve balance and avoid obstacles while walking.
Virtual reality could recalibrate neurological disorders
Playing games in virtual reality could be a key tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease.
Robot-guided video game gets older adults moving
A robot led older adults through a video game, out of their comfort zone, learning and working together demonstrating the promise of future care.
The robots that dementia caregivers want
A team of scientists spent six months co-designing robots with informal caregivers for people with dementia, such as family members.
AI used to screen for FASD
Scientists have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably.
AI detects urinary tract infections
New AI could identify and help reduce one of the top causes of hospitalisation for people living with dementia - urinary tract infections.
Could an AI predict a healthy old age?
Researchers analyze skin cells from mre than 100 people of different ages to find molecular signatures that change as people get older.
‘Sea Hero Quest’ facilitates progress in dementia research
Baseline study using data from the Sea Hero Quest game identifies key findings for dementia research.
Bridging the gap between psychology and gamification
A multi-disciplinary research team is bridging the gap between psychology and gamification that could significantly impact learning efforts in user experience design, healthcare, and government.
VR allows researchers to study neurological disorders
Mobile Brain/Body Imaging system combines virtual reality, brain monitoring, and motion capture technology for researchers to study neurological disorders.
Detecting dementia with the help of computer avatars
Using machine learning, a group of researchers demonstrated that it was possible to detect dementia from conversations in human-agent interaction.
Alzheimer’s: Robot helps with early screening
Researchers of the Michigan Technological University investigate how robotic technology can assist doctors in earlier diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease.
Robotic system diagnoses diseases through eye movements
A new robotic system developed can help diagnose neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia and Parkinson, through the analysis of eye movements.
AI improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in brain scans
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in CT brain scans, more accurately than current methods.
Exergaming may prevent Alzheimer’s or related dementias
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment showed significant improvement with certain complex thinking and memory skills after exergaming.
VR helps to identify brain areas involved in a memory
Researchers used a virtual reality environment to train subjects, then showed that different areas of the hippocampus are activated for different types of memories.