Now, 1 trillion already sounds high, but 20 trillion – really? That’s more than the annual GDP of the US. Throwing big numbers around just goes to show there needs to be some more analytical rigor applied to the debate. Until then, these amounts won’t stick. NIHs Collins told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that theres [...]
Was just sent this – Honda’s newest concept for personal mobility, the catchily-titled U3-X: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ&w=640&h=390] Kudos to them. Better than a Segway in terms of having your hands free, and for keeping people at the same level (wheelchairs too low, Segways you tower over people). I did a project with Segway in business school and [...]
“a Johns Hopkins neuroscientist suggests that our aging brains are unable to process this information as “new” because the brain pathways leading to the hippocampus become degraded over time. As a result, our brains cannot accurately “file” new information.” via As time goes by, it gets tougher to ‘just remember this’.
Anti-AgingGames.com is introducing a suite of up to 30 online games today, ranging from simulations of police lineups and code-cracking to trying to remember what toppings are on a pizza, that it says may help Baby Boomers through Gen Yers improve and sustain their memory and concentration. The games are offered as a package for [...]
Spotted this in FierceMobileHealthcare. I like the sound of the algorithm-based intelligence that Healthsense refers to – studying patterns and then identifying activities that fall outside the norm. That’s much more ‘human’ than just having an arbitrary technical algorithm model of what people should be doing (such as ‘not fall down’), and provides more opportunities [...]
Here’s a partial list that I’ll add to over the coming weeks of groups that I think are doing a good job around innovation and aging, together with a short summary, mostly taken from their site. They offer a good primer for those starting to explore these issues. I’ll be speaking to as many of them [...]
Why are US boomers hesitating to invest in smart phones? Theyare not techno-adverse – just visit any consumer electronics store and see whois buying the high-tech, high-style and indeed high-priced nexgen flat and fastsomething. Instead, there may be three possible explanations that combinedreduce the perceived value of the smart phone for baby boomers in the [...]
Gazzaley suspected that elderly people would focus excessively on distractions. Instead, their average brain activity was little different from their younger counterparts when presented with the distracting face. Differences emerged afterward: When the portrait was removed, its activity lingered in elderly brains, while quickly dissipating from younger ones. When the landscape was re-introduced, elderly brains [...]
People who are obese in middle age are at almost four times greater risk of developing dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease in later life than people of normal weight, according to a study released today. The study, published in the journal Neurology, examined data on more than 8,500 people over the age of 65. Of [...]
