Background: Unsupervised cognitive assessments are becoming commonly used in studies of aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Because assessments are completed in everyday environments and without a proctor, there are concerns about how common distractions may…
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Garrett Sprague and Alexandra Melling, cofounders of Smplicare (Credit: Stewart Attwood)
Three female cofounded HealthTech firms have secured more than £1 million investment from STAC, Scotland’s industry-led accelerator for technology startups.
STAC announced the completion…
Clinical notes are crucial for patient assessment in the ICU but can be challenging to accurately and objectively analyze in time-constrained situations. We developed the GRACE-ICU model which integrates clinical notes and structured data…
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This study harnesses machine learning to dissect the complex socioeconomic determinants of depression risk among older adults across five international cohorts (HRS, ELSA, SHARE, CHARLS, MHAS). Evaluating six predictive algorithms, XGBoost demonstrated superior performance…
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What You Should Know:
– CaringAI, a healthcare AI company focused on advancing how dementia is detected and managed, announced its official launch alongside the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Ruth Young, M.Ed., Ph.D., as Clinical…
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Older adults with insomnia face considerable challenges accessing treatment given limited availability to first-line therapy (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, CBT-I). This study evaluated the efficacy of Sleep Healthy Using the Internet for Older Adults…
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Background: As the population ages, cognitive impairment is becoming increasingly prevalent. Mobile applications offer a scalable platform for delivering cognitive training interventions. However, their variable quality and lack of rigorous evaluation underscore the need…
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Traditional in-person neuropsychological tests remain inaccessible and not adapted to individuals in remote geographical locations and linguistically diverse populations. We aimed to make neuropsychological tests more accessible and adapted to diverse populations by leveraging…
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Background: The number of older patients with type 2 diabetes has been on the rise, and effective self-management is key to controlling disease progression and its complications. Objective: A home telemedicine intervention combining telemedicine…
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The Great Telehealth Exodus in Home Healthcare
Home healthcare agencies across the United States are making a dramatic shift away from telehealth services, with groundbreaking research revealing that one-fifth of agencies that embraced virtual care…
