DALLAS: How much can technology and apps help to improve people’s health?
That question is being posed at a seminar in Belfast involving health and IT experts from EU cities, including Belfast.
They are all part of the World Health Organisation Network.
Those involved believe technology can be the driving force behind tackling some serious health problems, like Alzheimer’s.
It is thought that a new smartphone app, developed by scientists at Ulster University in collaboration with Utah State University in the US, could hold the key to preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Unveiled last year at the world’s largest convention for Alzheimer’s research in Washington DC, the Gray Matters smartphone app encourages individuals to set lifestyle goals in areas like exercise and nutrition to stress management and brain stimulation – all of which are known to have an impact on the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
The event is expected to tackle health inequalities across the cities.