Japan has a rapidly ageing population. As it stands, 25 per cent of Japan’s population of approximately 127 million people are senior citizens – aged 65 or over – and by 2040 projections say that number will be at 35 ...

Technology is increasingly being used in health and aged care settings to combat a number of issues. Infra-red vein finders, nurse-specific smart devices and various monitoring tools are being introduced on wards. Skype and iPads are helping to keep families connected ...

Technology is increasingly making our lives easier: food delivered to your door at the touch of a button, movies on demand day or night, and of course, never having to read a map when driving is pretty nifty. But government ...

Bitcoin, last year’s craze for investors around the world, may have taken a hit this year but the technology behind it may be the real winner. Bitcoin was founded by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto when in 2008 he released the ...

A new assistive technology prototype could help people with dementia dress themselves through smart home technology. The DRESS prototype, designed by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Arizona State University and MGH Institute of Health Professions, is aimed at those who ...

For gamer, television presenter and Dementia Australia ambassador Stephanie Bendixsen, it was tricky coming up with different topics of conversation or activities she could share with her mother, who died earlier this year from dementia. That’s why she’s excited about ...

My Health Record is proving to be a controversial addition to the health system. With the opt-out deadline now extended to January 31, parliament is still haggling over the final details of the roll out. Concerns remain over privacy and provisions for ...

We’ve seen warnings in the pages of science fiction novels on the potential for robots to switch from helping humans to hurting them, but with their increasing use in care environments, who would be responsible if a robot did cause ...