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Longevity: Gaining healthy years

06.11.2025

Longevity combines insights from medicine, sports medicine, and prevention to extend healthy life expectancy.
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Taking the right pills at the right time

17.10.2024

Automated packaging systems can greatly simplify the taking of medication.
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Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Hearables: The new health centers on the ear

04.07.2024

Over the next five years, researchers from the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen want to investigate what additional tasks hearing aids can take on as part of the HEARAZ (Hearable-centered Assistance: From Sensor to Participation) research training group.
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Ding-dong: Now you're walking properly!

21.05.2024

The start-up CERITER has developed a wearable that analyzes patients' gait in real time and immediately signals to them with audio signals whether they are walking correctly. The company uses a platform to make the results of the gait analysis and active support for therapy available in a clearly structured manner.
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Kathrin Seibert

AI: How can you bring health professionals and algorithms together?

18.07.2023

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) can relieve healthcare workers and improve patient care. A survey among healthcare professionals in the medical and nursing sector by the 'Platform Learning Systems' has found that employees are open-minded, but demand changes in their daily work in return.
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Poor balance may indicate changes in brain volume

06.03.2023

University of Tsukuba study finds hippocampus volume linked to balance ability in healthy older adults.
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LightFieldStudios

Balance ability predicts cognitive impairment

28.02.2023

University of Tsukuba study unveils new physical balance measure to help identify individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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