MUST READS

An October 26, 2016 Reuters article reported that “Elderly people forced out of their homes and separated from their neighbors after a natural disaster may be more prone to dementia than survivors who are able to remain in their homes, a study suggests.”

An October 26, 2016 Nursing in Practice article reported that “A dementia charity boss urged nurses to discuss  dementia risk factors with patients after research found one in four thought there was nothing they could do to reduce their chances of developing the condition.”

An October 26, 2016 Huffington Post article highlighted the potential of machine learning to help evaluate dementia risk. According to the article, “Another fascinating project in healthcare is from a new startup called Canary Speech. The company are headed by Henry O’Connell, CEO and Jeff Adams, CTO, and Adams was previously boss at Yap, who were bought by Amazon to underpin their subsequent Echo project. The technology is designed to help both identify and diagnose a number of cognitive diseases, such as Dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. It does this by analyzing what we’re saying, and indeed how we’re saying it to try and detect potential signs of the conditions. I spoke with Adams ahead of his presentation at AI Europe, where he explained how the system works.”

An October 26, 2016 KUTV.com broadcast segment and article highlighted Kim Cambpell’s journey with her husband Glen Campbell. According to the article, “Campbell is now in stage 6 of 7 of Alzheimer's disease. Kim says he can no longer play the guitar, but he still continually plays an incredible air guitar. Kim and Glen just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on October 25th.”