ACETAMINOPHEN ACETAMINOPHEN VS. HYDROMORPHONE GERIATRICS PAIN MANAGEMENT PAIN MANAGEMENT IN ELDERLY UNCATEGORIZED
Managing Pain in the Elderly: Acetaminophen VS. Hydromorphone

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DIAGNOSTICS GERIATRICS HOKKAIDOUNI MEDICINE NEUROLOGY
Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Test Spots Amyloid β Exosomes in Blood

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease that detects amyloid β binding exosomes in a blood sample. While amyloid β plaques in the brain are characteristic of Alzheimer’s, these researchers have previously reported tha...

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GERIATRICS NEUROLOGY
Video Games to Improve Cognition in Older Adults

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed a suite of video games that have been designed to improve cognition in older adults who are otherwise healthy. The games aim to recreate common activities, such as banging a drum or driving a car. They al...

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GERIATRICS REHAB UNIBERN
Motion Sensors to Detect Age-Related Disease

Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have developed a motion tracking system that is intended to assist in detecting age-related disease in elderly people. The system could be installed in someone’s home or in assisted-living facilities, and consists of a serie...

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GERIATRICS OHIOSTATE OSUWEXMED REHAB SURGERY TELEMEDICINE
Smart Socks Help Prevent Falls Among At-Risk Patients

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have tested the PUP (Patient is Up) Smart Socks, developed by a medtech company called Palarum, in their ability to reduce falls among at-risk patients. The socks contain pressure sensors that alert caregivers when...

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GERIATRICS GI HARVARD HARVARD WYSSINSTITUTE MATERIALS PATHOLOGY WYSSINSTITUTE
Microfluidic Chip Models Inflammatory Intestinal Disease

Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have modeled Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), a childhood inflammatory intestinal disease, on a microfluidic chip and gained new insights into the genetic changes underlying the condition. This is the first in vitro model of the ...

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ENT GERIATRICS MEDICINE
Oil-Based Drug Gels Help Patients with Difficulty Swallowing

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a series of oil-based gels that are intended to help those with difficulty swallowing to take drugs orally. Some adults and many children have difficulty taking pills, and so developing other forms of medicatio...

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COLLABCARE EXCLUSIVE GERIATRICS HUCU.AI REHAB
CollabCare and Hucu.ai Partner to Improve Communication for Older Adults and Families

Digital health solutions have helped to democratize access for underserved individuals and communities. With both increasing maturity and adoption across generations, the ability for these technologies to address the challenges faced by older adults and aging populations conti...

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GASTROINTESTINAL GERIATRICS PULMONARY SAEM CLINICAL IMAGES
SAEM Clinical Image Series: An Uncommon Cause of Shortness of Breath

A 102-year-old female presents with intermittent epigastric abdominal pain for the last two days. Episodes have no relieving or exacerbating factors. The pain originates in the epigastrium and radiates diffusely to the abdomen and back, resolving on its own within minutes o...

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CARDIOLOGY GERIATRICS MEDICINE
Humanoid Robot Measures Blood Pressure with a Touch

Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada unveiled a humanoid robot that can measure blood pressure by touching a patient’s chest. The robot uses sensors on its fingertips to perform the measurements. Inspired by blood-sucking leeches, the dry electrode sensors infer bl...

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