Emerging digital technologies to maintain autonomy and health

Quick heads-up: Inter­est­ing upcom­ing event (Oct. 25–26th) in Nice, France, orga­nized by the French Amer­i­can Biotech­nol­o­gy Sym­po­sium, focused on “Con­tri­bu­tion of dig­i­tal tech­nolo­gies to main­tain the auton­o­my of aging peo­ple,” and dis­cussing inno­va­tion around telemed­i­cine, med­ical devices in home care, bio­engi­neer­ing, neu­rostim­u­la­tion, neur­al implants.

The orga­niz­ers want to engage French and Amer­i­can aca­d­e­m­ic researchers, stu­dents, sci­en­tists involved in R&D projects, entre­pre­neurs and rep­re­sen­ta­tives of the ICT and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal industries.

To Learn More, vis­it FABS 2012.

Relat­ed articles:

• Gait Changes as Indi­ca­tor of Cog­ni­tive Health Decline
• From Anti-Alzheimer’s ‘Mag­ic Bul­lets’ to True Brain Health