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Six Alzheimer's disease subgroups identified
Researchers studying Alzheimer's disease have created an approach to classifying patients with Alzheimer's disease into subgroups, a finding that may open the door for personalized treatments.
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Tech Talk: Hand sensor may detect signs of Parkinson's
Here's a quick look at how the wearables space is trying to get things right when it comes to disease-related applications.
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Trazodone, antipsychotics have similar fall/fracture risks
The antidepressant trazodone is frequently prescribed as an alternative to antipsychotics in older adults with dementia.
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Stats: 39% of caregivers have health challenges themselves
Forty percent of US adults have experience providing care to an older family member or friend and 39% of these informal caregivers have a health condition, physical limitation, or mental health condition that affects their daily life or limits their own activities, according to a recent AP-NORC poll.
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Tech Talk: Digital therapeutics defined, explored
Digital therapeutics, a medical intervention category that is growing by leaps and bounds, is part of the expanding digital health landscape that includes mobile health, health information technology, sensors and other wearables, telehealth and personalized health care, according to a highly informative report from the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTx).
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Canadians healthy, living longer
Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study shows that the overall health of Canadians is good and consistent with that of similar countries, and people are living longer with diseases.
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