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Aging well with smart technology
Nurs Adm Q. 2005 Oct-Dec;29(4):329-38. Cheek P, Nikpour L, Nowlin HD As baby-boomers age, the need for long-term nursing care services increases. In the future, there will simply not be enough long-term care facilities to accommodate all of these patients. In addition, many people p... Read more ...
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Dementia and Caregiver Quality of Life
Via Brain Blog Thomas P, Lalloue F, Preux PM, Hazif-Thomas C, Pariel S, Inscale R, Belmin J, & Clement JP. Dementia patients caregivers quality of life: The PIXEL study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry . 2005 Dec 2; [Epub ahead of print] University Department of Psychog... Read more ...
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Wireless care for dementia patients
Via Medical Informatics Insider Safe at Home project has evaluated the viability and clinical effectiveness of telecare and assistive technology in supporting the independence of people with dementia. According to the project's final report, the Safe at Home project has enabled pe... Read more ...
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Using RFID tags to capture human behavior patterns
Via Smart Mobs At WPC EXPO 2005, Tagged World Project has presented a system that captures human behavior patterns using RFID tags, stores them in an XML format, and uses the data for predicting users' future behavior patterns. The system then provides services proactively. A scenario... Read more ...
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Can technology make us smarter?
Via Mind Hacks CNET News.com interviews Mike Merzenich, a neuroscientist, on how high-tech is shaping human intelligence. Merzenich, who is also a high-tech entrepreneur, focuses on designing and developing computer applications that support cognitive skills such as memory, attention, a... Read more ...
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The singularity is near
The central thesis of Ray Kurzweil's new book titled The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is that human evolution will soon be irreversibly transformed by information technology. Here is a quote from a New Scientist article that sums up Kurzweil's projections: "Ultimately... Read more ...
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Intel Proactive Health Research
Can proactive systems that anticipate a patient's needs improve the quality of life for both the patients and their caregivers? Intel's Proactive Health Research group looks at how ubiquitous computing can be used in the health care industry and specifically how current technologies can be app... Read more ...
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Enhanced cognition - the SenseCam
Via Brainblog The SenseCam is a badge-sized wearable camera that captures up to 2000 VGA images per day into 128Mbyte Flash memory. In addition, sensor data such as movement, light level and temperature is recorded every second. According to developers Lyndsay Williams, Ken Wood or Steve H... Read more ...
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Mnemonic devices may help brain-injured patients
Mnemonics are devices that allows for classification, organization, storage and recollection of information into and out of long-term memory. In Ancient Rome, orators used mnemonics to remember the points they wanted to make in a speech. The method of remembering they used is called the Method ... Read more ...
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Smart brace to prevent falls in the elderly
Via Medgadget and Near Near Future Stanford entrepreneurs are testing a "smart" brace to prevent falls in the elderly. The tool is fitted with a tiny chip, which continuously monitors the position of the ankle. If the chip detects a roll that is greater than normal, it begins to vibrate. ... Read more ...