Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the degree of frailty, a measure of a person’s functional level before contracting the disease, can better predict Covid-19 survival than the patient’s age. The analysis of 250 multimorbid older adults who received care for Covid-19 at the Aging Theme at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Sweden also shows […]

Senior citizens who are a little weaker or frail are often prone to falling. The FRADE concept of the Fraunhofer Center AICOS in Porto, Portugal offers effective help with prevention. Sensor-based analysis of movements serves as a basis for a tailored training program. If the person actually falls, the system alerts the caregiver via text […]

In the fight against colorectal cancer, great strides have been taken to protect patients from undetected abnormalities. However, up to 26% of lesions are still missed in examinations. [1] The greatest diagnostic challenge in endoscopy is to improve dysplasia detection and increase detection rates of gastrointestinal lesions.