Student designs smart mobility aid for dementia sufferers

New smart mobility aid will allow people with dementia to live independently for longer and reduce strain on the care system.
According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, one million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to two million by 2050 [1]. This increase i…Read More

Honor acquires Home Instead – big news for aging in place

Together, Honor and Home Instead plan to transform care experience for caregivers and older adults by empowering the caregiving workforce and increasing innovation to revolutionise care for the growing aging population.
Honor Technology, Inc has acquired Home Instead, Inc, effective t…Read More

The three pillars for success in aging in place

Metabesity 2021: Eric Kihlstrom explains why design, language and business model are key factors for aging in place and the longevity ecosystem.
Next week sees the return of the Targeting Metabesity annual conference, bringing together a host of speakers from multiple disciplines across the aging…Read More

“World’s first” cultural-matching app for care sector launches

Care receivers can be paired with carer based on religious understanding and culture thanks to AI tech developed during pandemic.
A graduate has created what she claims is the world’s first cultural-matching app for the care sector. Created during the pandemic caused by COVID-1…Read More

Rosita Longevity over 60s health app launches in US

Rosita Longevity, the Mediterranean mobile health app that aims to optimise healthy longevity in the 60+ community launches in the US after raising a $2.8m seed round.
The health app’s current round is led by Ship2B ventures (impact fund from Barcelona through the BSocial Impact Fund c…Read More

International Women’s Day: the wonderful women of longevity

Celebrating International Women’s Day, we reflect on just some of the pioneering women we have written about over the last few months.
Longevity.Technology: International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women; it fo…Read More

Aging in place is the “holy grail” of AgeTech

Keren Etkin, author of The AgeTech Revolution, talks aging in place and how it can benefit society at large.
As the world seeks to find answers to coping with our aging society, the market for innovative solutions to this challenge is growing rapidly – AgeTech is booming. But what are the barri…Read More

Longitude Prize on dementia names expert judging panelTuring Institute, University of Cambridge and US longevity experts named judges of ground-breaking dementia tech prize.
Innovation prize specialists Challenge Works has today announced details of the judging panel for the Longitude Prize on Dementia, naming nine judges including…Read More

£4m Longitude Prize on Dementia bags 175 entries

https://longevity.technology/news/4m-longitude-prize-on-dementia-bags-175-entries/Innovations from around the world, including smart glasses and gaming software, aim to help dementia sufferers regain independence.
The Longitude Prize on Dementia has received 175 entries from innovators…Read More

Large study finds brain training can reduce falls in older adults

It’s fall in your head – new 10-year study demonstrates brain training reduces fall risk.
New results from a large 10-year study show fall risk and incidence in older adults can be significantly reduced through a modest amount of a par…Read More