Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Study finds the quality of most dementia apps is insufficient

Memory training, exercises to improve brain fitness, early detection tests for dementia or tools to help caregivers organize their daily schedule: The range of apps for people with dementia and their care-giving relatives ...

Health

Electronic prescribing in NHS hospitals patchy at best

(Medical Xpress)—Patchy use of electronic prescribing in NHS hospitals – and the huge diversity of systems - creates huge challenges for both patient safety and staff training, according to a new study published today ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Individual back training machine developed

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in cooperation with partner companies have developed a device to provide back muscle training. With the GyroTrainer, back strengthening exercises are adapted to the strength ...

Health

How can medical centers transform their patient safety culture?

Though healthcare is not without risks or error, hospital employees can support a culture of patient safety by identifying, reporting, and learning from medical mistakes that have or could have harmed patients. In a new study, ...

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