Brain stimulation therapy offers current of hope for seniors with anxiety, depression
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 12, 2024
Certain electrical brain stimulation methods could be beneficial for helping older adults who have anxiety or depression, new research shows.
AI ability to mimic empathy worries, rather than comforts, many researchers
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 04, 2024
Two studies evaluated AI’s use in two very important care contexts, mental health and cancer care, and noted concerns about mimicking empathy.
Mental health apps can provide short-term benefit for seniors with depression, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 29, 2024
Mental health apps for seniors can help alleviate stress in the short-term, but cannot replace caregivers, a recent study shows.
AI model can predict depression severity from white people’s Facebook posts
Mar 29, 2024
Despite extensive training, the model was not effective in detecting depression severity in posts by Black people.
Apple Watch’s ‘Foggy’ gets FDA medical device listing for Parkinson’s
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2024
A new Apple Watch-enabled freezing of gait-cueing feature, dubbed Foggy, has received FDA listing as a Class II medical device and is available via prescription.
Single mindfulness + compassion session aids mental health
Mar 15, 2024
Small delayed benefit seen for loneliness, but larger improvements seen in perceived stress
New website supports seniors with long COVID
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 19, 2024
A new website aims to assist people experiencing long COVID, including helping them talk about symptoms with clinicians and family members.
The importance of resident data in senior living communities
By
David Sawyer
Apr 11, 2024
The senior living industry faces challenges in effectively capturing resident data, leading to inefficiencies, missed opportunities and potential resident churn. Within these challenges, however, lies...
Another VA facility installs camera system to monitor its long-term care residents
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 20, 2024
A long-term care home for veterans near Chicago has added new monitoring cameras to address issues such as wandering.
New UVC tech wipes out viruses but not people, new research shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 05, 2024
A new light-based sterilization system has shown promise for destroying airborne viruses without requiring an empty room, research shows.