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Past Webinar – LLMs for Assistance in ADRD: From Word Retrieval to Caregiver Support, Archna Bhatia and Richard Curtis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wLqw42_kPg Overview:  This webinar comprises two presentations by Archie Bhatia from the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition and from Richard Curtis from Ripple Care.  They each discuss the work from their MassAITC a2 Pilot awards using LLMs to help with word retrieval for older adults with ADRD and to support ADRD Caregivers. Abstracts: Integrating LLMs and Other AI Technologies in an Intelligent Cognitive Assistant for Word Retrieval Support for Older Adults with ADRD Occasional inability to retrieve words accompanies aging, even for healthy people, and especially for those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). This phenomenon tends to thrust people into social isolation, resulting in an increased rate of decline. In this webinar, we will discuss the development of an Intelligent Personalized Cognitive Assistant, MyWords!, an AI-enhanced application that provides real-time word retrieval…

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Award: Fortune Recommends names Livindi the most comprehensive older adult monitoring system

Firsthand product testing testing and expert review have resulted in Fortune magazine recommending Livindi as the most comprehensive home monitoring system and recognition as one of the 6 best older adult monitoring systems. What they said: "Regarding elderly monitoring systems, none seem as detailed and comprehensive as Livindi. This system provides a tablet with closed captioning, sensors, a call button, and a concierge service. This elderly monitoring system can be customized to fit your loved one’s needs and even includes the option for wearable technology if you want coverage outside of the home. This system not only can track activity and report any changes, but it also offers fall detection and biometrics information (for a fee). Although this system has a higher upfront cost for all of its technological features, its monthly service fee is…

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Grant Funding: R01 AG082354

Title: Genomics-guided sleep biomarker discovery for early Alzheimer's disease: A wearables study This R01 builds upon the technology and algorithms for sleep-based metrics developed in the MassAITC pilot project, utilizing the same EEG device. It shifts the study from a general AD-risk factor population to a genetic AD-risk factor population. Public Health Relevance Statement: Sleep-based metrics are promising as potential noninvasive biomarkers for the early identification of individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In this R01 Research Project Grant, we will collect and analyze sleep and activity data from three wearable devices for sleep, heart rate, and activity monitoring along with blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease from elderly Mass General Brigham Biobank participants with elevated genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease. We will also develop artificial intelligence tools for digital phenotyping and the discovery of novel…

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Award: AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP – AgeTech After Dark: Aging Made Easier Pitch Event Grand Prize Winner

John Ralston and the Neursantys team won the Grand Prize at the AgeTech After Dark pitch competition held in San Francisco on June 11, 2024. Source: @AgeTechCollab X.com Post - June 12, 2024 https://twitter.com/AgeTechCollab/status/1800977836507005201

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Workshop Announcement: 1st ACM Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Computing for AgeTech

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MassAITC is excited to announce that we are participating in organizing the 1st ACM Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Computing for AgeTech (MobiCom4AgeTech 2024). The workshop will be held in Washington DC on November 18th, 2024 and is affiliated and co-located with the International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (ACM MobiCom). The workshop aims to bring together academic researchers, industry leaders, and government partners to present research and discuss challenges and opportunities at the intersection of wireless and mobile computing, AI and data analytics, and technologies for supporting healthy aging. The workshop is now accepting contributed research papers, extended abstracts, and demo proposals. See the call for contributions for more information.

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Webinar – Advances in Cardiovascular Health Monitoring to Support Healthy Aging at Home, Anna Barnacka and Edward Wang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN7k8_8sTpA Overview:  This webinar comprises two presentations from Anna Barnacka of MindMics and Edward Wang of Billion Labs.  They each describe the work from their MassAITC a2 Pilot Award on addressing heart health monitoring.  Anna Barnacka delves into a patented in-ear IH technology that enables heart health monitoring through TWS earbuds and discusses future plans to make this technology accessible to all.  Edward Wang describes the VibroBP Smartphone app, the first app of its kind to use AHA-recommended oscillometry methods to ascertain BP and that does not require per-individual calibration. Abstracts: Hearing the Heart: Impact of MindMics' In-ear Infrasonic Hemodynography on Cardiac Health In this talk, we will highlight the MindMics Heart Health System, an advanced solution addressing heart health monitoring and aging-related challenges. We will delve into the patented in-ear IH technology that enables…

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