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Tech Talk: New AI model measures how fast the brain ages
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model measures how fast a patient's brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing and treating cognitive decline and dementia, according to University of Southern California researchers.
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Tech Talk: Older adults warm to technology in 2025
Older adults are gaining an appreciation for technology, recognizing its power to help them age in place and enable a healthy life, according to a survey-based report on 2025 tech trends from AARP. Active aging communities might want to make some of the coveted tech available to customers to help ensure a competitive edge.
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Stats: 74% of those over 50 don't trust AI-generated health info
While the vast majority of people over 50 look for health information on the internet, a new poll shows 74% would have very little or no trust in such information if it were generated by artificial intelligence.
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Stats: 90% of adults 65+ take prescription meds
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s National Center for Health Statistics highlights that about 1 in 5 older adults do not have insurance coverage for prescription drugs. And even for those with a prescription drug plan, paying for medications can be expensive. As a result, some older Americans are skipping doses or delaying refills to save money. This is something active-aging organizations may want to check on among their residents and members.
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Tech Talk: "Digital afterlife" industry may cause harm
Artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even digitally "haunting" those left behind without design safety standards, according to University of Cambridge, UK, researchers.
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Wellness in tourism toolkit released
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI)'s "2024 Wellness Policy Toolkit: Wellness In Tourism," introduces a new paradigm, which broadens the focus from wellness tourism to wellness in tourism, according to GWI. The toolkit does not rehash wellness tourism strategies that seek to develop luxury spa resorts and bring in high-spend tourists. Rather, the aim to is unite the concepts of wellness and tourism in the broadest possible sense: How can wellness support tourism? And, how can tourism support the wellness of travelers, destinations, and local residents?
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