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A pioneering virtual rehab platform is combining VR, gaming and motion capture to help make therapy fun. Virtual reality...
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See moreJust one step can be an insurmountable obstacle for wheelchair users. And this is where Wheelmap comes into play: the crowdsourcing...
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See moreSwedish Stockings is the first and only sustainable stocking company that is closing the loop by converting its recycled nylon...
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See moreJust ten days before this was written, the lives of four twenty-something friends – Simone Policano, Healy Chait, Mimi Aboubaker...
See moreCalling all doctors, nurses, engineers and designers: coronavirus wants you! Ventilators are essential for taking care of people struggling to breathe...
See moreSouth Korea has pioneered an innovative way of testing for the novel coronavirus – inspired by the drive-through counters at McDonalds...
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See moreDino Impagliazzo dices onions like a master chef and makes a mean vegetable soup – but most of his loyal...
See moreHave you heard of ‘shredder workouts’? They’re fast and furious exercises that shred the fat off your body. And they’re...
See moreJuan Gimenez is a technician at Diputació de Barcelona (DiBa). Every day, he has to analyse websites to search for...
See moreSex. It never gets old. Why, then, is the idea of older people having it so hard to think about?...
See moreCaring for one another is, well, caring, but it can be hard and it can be lonely. You need to...
See moreEveryone needs to feel valued and needed. That’s why psychologist Dr Derenda Schubert created a powerful intergenerational mini-village in Portland, Oregon,...
See moreClearly not pretending to be human, Intuition Robotics' ElliQ is an AI-powered companion that is half tablet, half robot and...
See moreMillennials may or may not save the world; only time will tell. But forget labelling Gen Y as saviours or slackers,...
See moreIt is a truth universally acknowledged that irate grandmas are not to be messed with. Watch out, then, for the...
See moreIn long-running British soap opera Eastenders, the main square is home to what is known as the 'Bench of Tears',...
See moreIs it possible to bring divided communities together through food? Soil Association believes it is. And it’s bringing bunting, garden...
See moreThe aptly-named Songs & Smiles brings music, fun and friendship to children aged 0-4, their grown-ups, and older adults in...
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See moreA unique media project in Valparaíso, Chile, is challenging stereotypes in an often ageist world of social media, podcasts, blogs and...
See moreThe streets of Portugal are being turned into vibrant canvases as ‘wrinkle wall writers’ get to grips with spray cans;...
See moreWhich came first: the chicken or this eggscellent idea? Ok, that was rhetorical. It's the chicken, obviously. Now for a real question:...
See moreFlorence is a 95 year old partially sighted widow who used to be a keen tennis player. The RAF veteran was...
See moreColombia’s diverse geography – from towering Andean mountain ranges, to vast flooding wetlands and thick Amazonian jungle – has made...
See moreCrack open the sherry, gin and Pimms, because Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is on the sound system; Hetty has donned her...
See moreSongwriting grannies, robot sidekicks, savvy social media training, wild swimming, hip hop-picking and hen road shows; what does it mean...
See more“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
See moreIt was during a brainstorming session with the Chelsea fire brigade that British inventor and engineer Yusuf Muhammad learned that...
See moreIndia has the highest number of undernourished people in the world, but at the same time sees 40% of all...
See moreAt its simplest GoodGym is a community of runners that combines getting fit with doing good deeds, building better communities through...
See moreHappiful is a monthly UK magazine that aims to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society. Their first mission is...
See moreJapan is facing a demographic disaster. As of 2014, 26 per cent of the population is over 65-years-old. Simultaneously the...
See moreSubmitted by you: Neighbourly is a social network that support old fashioned neighbourliness in a digital age by connecting local community and...
See moreThey say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks", but that is not computed by 84-year-old Annie Middelburg, who...
See moreSubmitted by you: When someone you love is sick, you want them to have the best possible caregiver... You. Healthcast empowers...
See moreThe world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
See moreToday mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
See moreNow you really can be a tree... when you’re six feet under. It might not seem so, but two Italian...
See moreIn light of this century’s gains in life expectancy, the issue of supporting older people so that they can remain in...
See moreSubmitted by you: Familyar is an app to prevent loneliness and social isolation of older adults by deeply involving families...
See moreTrialled in numerous countries since the second world war and supported by many, there has never been a study which...
See moreIt bothered designer and engineer Ross Atkin that while handheld devices, such as smartphones, tablets and PDAs, now give us highly customised...
See moreFor those craving independence and interaction, a team of European academics, designers and organisations has created a consortium to support ageing...
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