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Patent: Circadian Sensor System

US Patent office granted a patent to Blue Iris on March 19, 2024 for their Circadian Sensor System. A circadian health system (CHS) provides for improving the health of Alzheimer’s patients and other persons by controlling their exposure to circadian lighting.  Circadian sensor devices (CSDs) are distributed in a living space, e.g., at about about eye-level positions on respective walls of room.  Each CSD includes a spectral sensor for measuring the intensity of light at various wavelength bands.  Captured spectra can be compared to circadian light signatures so that the sources of circadian light can be identified.  The identifications then allow predetermined high-resolution, e.g., 5nm, spectra in the circadian wavelengths of 450-500 nm to be determined.  The spectra can then be used to control circadian lighting to provide prescribed doses of circadian stimulus.  Source: https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/11931172?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiI0MzBhYjExNC00OTI0LTRjYjYtYWFkYy0yOGZjOTM2MDM2YjMiLCJ2ZXIiOiJhYzg0ODU3OS02NGRmLTRhNTgtYmZmOS0yNDlmNTFiMTQ2ODciLCJleHAiOjB9

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Webinar – Healthy Aging in a Digital World: Promoting Caregiver Health and Well-being, Heather M. Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGAhAdToUg Abstract: Over 38 million family caregivers provide the vast majority of long-term care in the United States, valued at over $600 billion annually. Most of these caregivers are supporting a person with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders. This presentation will provide an overview of who are the caregivers and how health systems and technology can support them as they engage in this vital role. Biography: Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing; Founding Dean Emerita; National Director, Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators at UC Davis Health A nurse leader, educator, scientist and nationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and rural health care, Heather M. Young is national director of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program for Nurse Leaders and Innovators,…

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