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BridgingApps Reviewed App | GreyMatters: Reaching Beyond Dementia

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App to the site: GreyMatters: Reaching Beyond Dementia does a phenomenal job of enhancing the lives of older adults with dementia, individuals recovering from a traumatic brain injury or stroke, and also older…
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Not Just for Kids Anymore: Joy for All Robotic Companion Pets for Seniors

You could say they “aren’t your grandmother’s toy dog,” except that Joy for All robotic pets are designed for grandmothers and other seniors. These amazingly lifelike toy animals are made to provide some of the benefits of pet ownership, where…

Why Cognitive Decline Needn’t Be Inevitable

Nearly 6 million Americans—and 1 in 9 people over age 65—have Alzheimer’s disease, the best-known and most dreaded form of dementia. But Alzheimer’s isn’t the only cause of memory, reasoning, or concentration difficulties in senior adults. Vitamin deficiency, hormonal imbalances,…
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Turning Down the Volume for Everyone’s Health

April 26 is International Noise Awareness Day. Whatever constitutes everyday “background noise” in your neighborhood or community, your conscious brain has probably learned to tune it out—but never giving it a thought may be costing you. Noise and Health The…
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Consumer Electronics Favorite 5: RememberStuff

The “Favorite 5” BridgingApps series showcases items mentioned in our recent article “Consumer Technology, Assistive Technology, and the Latest in Electronic Tech.” (For the full “Favorite 5” list, see the last section of the Consumer Technology article: “BridgingApps Picks for…

Virtual Gamers, E-Sports, and Disabilities

Since the earliest days of video games, non-gamers have fretted about children or partners “wasting time” on such allegedly mindless activities. Even now that gaming is a multibillion-dollar global industry, serious gamers are often pictured as unemployed, reclusive, overweight, squinting…