Zora may not look like much — more cute toy than futuristic marvel — but this robot is at the center of an experiment in France to change care for elderly patients. When Zora arrived at a nursing ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

With nearly 30% of its people aged 65 or over, Japan saw more than 18,000 elderly individuals with dementia wander off in a single year, with tr ...

Engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a vine-like robotic gripper that wraps around objects before gently ...

As Singapore becomes a super-aged society and more seniors are expected to live alone, experts and eldercare providers say artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology will be the way to go to ...

Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD, and Linda Nichols, PhD, professors in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are members ...

Japan has been undergoing a severe dementia crisis due to its rapidly aging population, and technology is playing a crucial ...

Researchers at Chiba University conducted a large-scale survey among older adults, families, caregivers, and developers to understand the acceptance of home-care robots, highlighting how privacy, ...

Japan is grappling with a fast-growing dementia crisis as thousands of older people wander from their homes each year. Police data shows that more than 18,000 dementia patients went missing in 2023, ...

Japan's government has identified dementia as one of its most urgent policy challenges, with the Health Ministry estimating ...