HOUSTON: A smartwatch can define danger zones. Using GPS, the CleverCare smartwatch defines danger and safety zones and alerts the caretaker if they leave or enter them. Its user interface includes simple, bold text and bright colours, making it easier for the user to read Read More »

PHOENIX: According to research, most cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease are inherited, the result of a gene mutation. If a parent has early-onset and is carrying that gene mutation, there is about a 50-50 chance his or her child will inherit the mutation and develop Read More »

PHOENIX: Smart socks can alert caretakers. A 15-year-old New Yorker named Kenneth Shinozuka created a light-weight sensor at the heel of his grandfather’s sock to alert his aunt when he got out of bed. When the user leaves a particular spot, it alerts the smartphone Read More »

HOUSTON: Postgraduate students have won thousands in funding for an app that improves the wellbeing of those living with dementia and their carers.

They used a number of leading research studies to create the app, MindMate, which found that a combination of brain training, the Read More »