Researchers from Singapore and the UK have successfully engineered common baker’s yeast to produce D-lysergic acid (DLA), an ingredient used in medicine for dementia and Parkinson’s...
A UK project aimed at enabling longer, happier lives through innovation has received £5.6m in funding. The joint investment brings together the National Innovation Centre for...
The age of the population is increasing; in 2016, just 18 per cent of people in the UK were aged 65 and over. By 2046, however,...
The pandemic has propelled digital health to the fore, accelerating the development – and uptake – of a vast array of innovations. Agetech World looks at what this...
Estimates suggest that 40 per cent of over-50s experience some level of hearing loss. In the past, technology such as hearing aids merely focused on making things...
Fall detection tech allows users to access quick medical assistance following a fall, as the tech detects the incident and then issues a medical alert, an...
In the UK almost 60 per cent of people wear glasses. Sight loss tends to become more common as we age, with over 1.2 million people living...
Rapid advances in technology are helping older people to live more independent lives for longer. Agetech World reports on some of the key innovations, from smart devices...
Smart fabric – the stuff of fictional caped crusaders – is now a reality and, increasingly, is showing potential as an aid to living well longer....
With populations living longer and surviving diseases that in the past would have been fatal, another age-related condition has become more prevalent – dementia. The World...
