July 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

Global Kinetics recently announced that the use of its wearable device, Personal KinetiGraph (PKG)-Watch, significantly improves the assessment and management of Parkinson’s disease symptoms,...

April 30, 2019

Virgin Trains in the UK, part of Sir Richard Branson’s transportation company, is issuing JAM cards for passengers who need to convey to staff...

April 10, 2019

Popularity of wearable devices, such as Fitbits and Apple Watches, has increased significantly in recent years, and that trend shows no sign of slowing....

February 28, 2019

We were not born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia; however, we can learn. Improving communication skills will help make caregiving less...

June 26, 2018

BOSTON – Findings from a recent online survey conducted by Rx4good in collaboration with 70 leading organizations show that caregivers play a central and multi-dimensional...

May 31, 2018

Lifting a person who has “fallen and can’t get up” with the use of one’s own back and legs is nearly a thing of...

May 31, 2018

February 1, 2018

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women with Parkinson’s disease appear to face a disadvantage: They’re much less likely than men to have...

January 31, 2018

December 1, 2017

This is the time of year when swallowing issues become even more prevalent than usual. This may be because of anxieties involved with the...

December 1, 2017

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Sound familiar? I usually laugh at this famous line from a commercial that most of us have...

November 1, 2017

October 4, 2017

Reliance on caregivers doubles as people near death, and half of those caregivers -- typically unpaid family members -- report having no time for...

October 4, 2017

Caring for a family member with a neurological disorder such as dementia is vastly more expensive than caring for a senior who is dementia-free,...