New Zealand (NZ) is to hold its first ever conference on Access Tourism on October 4. Access Tourism is tourism, travel, and hospitality for the disabled, seniors, and ageing Baby Boomers. NZ – unlike some other countries – seems hardly aware of how major demographic changes will impact the tourism industry. These changes will be [...]
Archive | July, 2010
Sniffing Device To Drive A Wheelchair And Enable Communication – Weizmann Institute of Science
News release: A unique device based on sniffing—inhaling and exhaling through the nose—might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of “third hand” to assist healthy surgeons or pilots.Developed by Prof. Noam Sobel, electronics engineers Dr. [...]
Non-pharmacological Treatment (NPT) In The Management of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Over-estimated? New Data
Press release: New data presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD): Effectiveness and beneficial effects of AXURA® / AKATINOL® (Memantine) Honolulu, Hawaii – [July 15, 2010] Has the role of non-pharmacological treatment (NPT) in the management of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) been over-estimated? Study results discussed at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) [...]
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