Plate-checking tech ensures care home residents don’t get malnourished

Malnutrition is a common problem at long-term care homes, as many residents simply don’t eat all the food which is served to them. An experimental new AI-based system is designed to help, by analyzing images of their plates.Continue ReadingCategory: He… Continue reading Plate-checking tech ensures care home residents don’t get malnourished

Assistive tech for seniors uses finger-buzzes to prevent falls

As a senior’s sense of balance deteriorates, their chances of experiencing a serious fall increase accordingly. Help may be on the way, however, in the form of a system that buzzes the user’s fingertip in order to keep them upright.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Assistive tech for seniors uses finger-buzzes to prevent falls

Ultraviolet LEDs proposed for skin-safe vitamin D production

Even though we’re warned about the harmful effects of the ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight, they’re essential for the production of vitamin D in the body. Now, scientists are claiming that UV LEDs could serve as a safe alternative to sunlight, when th… Continue reading Ultraviolet LEDs proposed for skin-safe vitamin D production

Older people today are smarter, stronger and faster than 30 years ago

A compelling new study from researchers in Finland has compared the physical and cognitive performance of a group of older people in 2017 with a similarly aged group three decades earlier. Improvements were seen in almost every test, suggesting progres… Continue reading Older people today are smarter, stronger and faster than 30 years ago

For better senior brain function, tart cherry juice may be the way to go

According to a new study, seniors wishing to boost their cognitive performance would likely do well to drink plenty of Montmorency tart cherry juice. Improvements observed in test subjects who drank the juice may be due to “bioactive compound… Continue reading For better senior brain function, tart cherry juice may be the way to go

Norwegian robot is made to help scientists – and seniors

You might think that most new robots are designed to head off into factories or other workplaces, but the fact is that many of them are made to be used in the lab, by robotics developers. That’s the case with EVE r3, although its successor ma… Continue reading Norwegian robot is made to help scientists – and seniors