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Toolkit to Improve the Education Offered to Senior Citizens
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[17/06/2013] A research group has designed a toolkit to evaluate institutions that offer education to citizens over 65 years old within the framework of the cooperation project EduSenior.Toolkit to Improve the Education Offered to Senior Citizens - Read more
Testing Smart Homes Technology in Real Homes
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[12/06/2013] A safer and healthier old age – that is the aim of GiraffPlus, an international project led by researchers at Örebro University, Sweden. With a focus of developing sophisticated aids for the elderly in close collaboration with the intended users, the project is now about to test the new technology in real homes.Testing Smart Homes Technology in Real Homes - Read more
Older Adult Clumsiness Linked to Brain Changes
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[05/06/2013] For many older adults, the aging process seems to go hand-in-hand with an annoying increase in clumsiness – difficulties dialing a phone, fumbling with keys in a lock or knocking over the occasional wine glass while reaching for a salt shaker.Older Adult Clumsiness Linked to Brain Changes - Read more
Older Drivers More Open to Talking about 'Driving Retirement'
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[05/06/2013] Clinicians often wait too long before talking to elderly patients about giving up driving even though many may be open to those discussions earlier, according to a new study.Older Drivers More Open to Talking about 'Driving Retirement' - Read more
Combating Loneliness in Old Age with a Virtual Friendship Coach
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[03/06/2013] The “Virtual Coach Reaches Out To Me” program, in short V2me, is meant to help the 65+ generation to find new friends, become more socially active, and stay mobile and mentally fit. Combating Loneliness in Old Age with a Virtual Friendship Coach - Read more
Smartphone Assistance Agent for Older People
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[24/05/2013] A new smartphone application, developed by scientists at the University of Ulster, which could help older people engage fully in an increasingly self-serve society, may be ready for use by the end of the year.Smartphone Assistance Agent for Older People - Read more
Seniors: Cardio and Weight Training Reduces Access to Health Care
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[15/05/2013] Forget apples – lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.Seniors: Cardio and Weight Training Reduces Access to Health Care - Read more
Elderly: Greater Risk for Alcohol Impairment than Teens
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[03/05/2013] An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University. Elderly: Greater Risk for Alcohol Impairment than Teens - Read more
Mobile Emergency Assistant Is Getting Ready for Market
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[24/04/2013] At REHACARE 2012, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation unveiled a pioneering mobile emergency assistance system that combines an independently navigating, interactive service robot with a stationary sensor system designed to deliver external support to elderly and infirm persons to enable them to live longer in their own homes and with an improved quality of life.Mobile Emergency Assistant Is Getting Ready for Market - Read more
Social Media Can Support Healthiness of Older People
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[22/04/2013] The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown. Social Media Can Support Healthiness of Older People - Read more
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