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07.27.21

Changing the paradigm: Moving from an episodic to a digital and continuous health care system

As a society, we have rapidly transitioned into a world of digital know-how. Every day digital technologies have the opportunity to revolutionize our lives. Today, nearly every smartphone or smartwatch has the capacity to produce 1 million measurements per day for every person on earth, but most of this data

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04.09.21

Understanding Brain Resiliency to Improve the Experience of Aging

By Olivia Ramirez The brain has vast and innumerable complexities in its structure and function. Dr. Michael McConnell is one of the scientists working to better understand the brain and more specifically why some brains retain full function despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease post-mortem. McConnell has always been interested… Read Article »

03.26.21

Using Biological Age to Detect and Mitigate Chronic Disease

By Olivia Ramirez Dr. Vineet Raghu set out to pursue a career in medicine when he began attending the University of Pittsburgh. But, two years into his undergraduate studies, he took a computer science course and his plans changed. Raghu developed a passion for computational genomics, the process of using… Read Article »

01.20.21

Facilitating Connections Between Older Adults to Help Others and Themselves

By Olivia Ramirez As a long-distance family caregiver to his 87-year-old mother, Claude Goodman understands the concerns many families have about aging loved ones who are often living at a distance — and, increasingly, in isolation. Concerns like, Is my loved one taking their medicine every day? Are they socializing? … Read Article »

12.04.20

Forever Young in Virtual Reality? Virtual Embodiment for Real-World Healthy Longevity

By: Olivia Ramirez WASHINGTON, DC (December 4, 2020) – In 2015, a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France shook a country to its core. At the time, Dr. Alexandra Ivanovitch, CEO of EQLab, was a research fellow in digital humanities at the Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires in Paris and… Read Article »

11.17.20

Can Community Health Workers Make Hearing Health Care More Accessible for Older Adults?

By Stephanie Miceli This article is part of a series of profiles on the 2020 winners of the National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards — a component of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social … Read Article »

11.17.20

Can Manipulating the Gut Microbiome Slow Age-Related Inflammation?

By: Stephanie Miceli This article is one in a series of profiles on the 2020 winners of the National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards — part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being … Read Article »

11.17.20

This Toilet Seat Could Transform Home Health Care for Seniors – One Vital Sign at a Time

By: Stephanie Miceli This article is one in a series of profiles on the 2020 winners of the National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards — part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being … Read Article »

11.13.20

3 Scientists Who Could Change Your Golden Years

During the first round of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition Catalyst Awards, numerous applications were submitted with ideas to extend human healthspan and improve the experience of aging. From hundreds of applications, 21 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Catalyst Awardees were identified. Three of these awardees, Dr. Alessandro Biffi, Nathan… Read Article »

11.02.20

How an Implantable Dialysis Device May Extend Life for People with Kidney Failure

By Stephanie Miceli This article is part of a series of profiles on the 2020 winners of the National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards — part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being … Read Article »

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Changing the paradigm: Moving from an episodic to a digital and continuous health care system

Understanding Brain Resiliency to Improve the Experience of Aging

Using Biological Age to Detect and Mitigate Chronic Disease

Facilitating Connections Between Older Adults to Help Others and Themselves

Forever Young in Virtual Reality? Virtual Embodiment for Real-World Healthy Longevity

Can Community Health Workers Make Hearing Health Care More Accessible for Older Adults?

Can Manipulating the Gut Microbiome Slow Age-Related Inflammation?

This Toilet Seat Could Transform Home Health Care for Seniors – One Vital Sign at a Time

3 Scientists Who Could Change Your Golden Years

How an Implantable Dialysis Device May Extend Life for People with Kidney Failure

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