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A new smartphone application, which could help older people engage fully in an increasingly self-serve society, may be ready for use by the end of the year.
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Smartphone Assistance Agent for Older People
Seyran Kismir - That´s How She Rolls
She speaks German, English and Turkish, she learns Spanish at the moment – Seyran Kismir is very interested in languages. And it does not matter at all that she communicates with the help of a voice output device.
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Seyran Kismir - That's How She Rolls
Seyran Kismir on REHACARE.de
Topic of the Month May
Get to know what the UN Convention is all about and how inclusive our society really is.
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Topic of the Month
In May: Inclusion thanks to UN Convention
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Welcome to REHACARE!
REHACARE is the International Trade Fair and the Congress for Rehabilitation, Care, Prevention and Integration. We are looking forward to seeing you in Düsseldorf from 25-28 September 2013.
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Welcome to REHACARE!
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Video: Over Hedge and Ditch: Wheelchair Travelling Abroad
When wheelchair users travel, they want to be far away more and more. By now, this is possible in many countries because they are widely accessible. But Andreas Pröve does not need any accessibility. On his journeys he prefers looking for the real big challenges.
Topic of the Month May
Inclusion thanks to UN Convention
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24/05/2013 - A new smartphone application, developed by scientists at the University of Ulster, which could help older people engage fully in an increasingly self-serve society, may be ready for use by the end of the year.
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17/05/2013 - BrainAble has demonstrated the benefits that advanced technologies bring to people with physical disabilities so severe that they cannot interact with their environment (home, friends, family) independently.
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08/05/2013 - Visually impaired children could benefit from a new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers from the University of Lincoln, UK.
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29/04/2013 - Scientists from Royal Holloway University London are launching a new app for tablets to help people with macular disease, the most common cause of sight loss in the UK.
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26/04/2013 - FIK, Tecnalia and BTS launch a belt to prevent lower back pain problems and provide rehabilitation at home and at work. The Lumbia device can be used for patient´s assessment, and for therapy during postural re-education.
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24/04/2013 - At REHACARE 2012, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation unveiled a pioneering mobile emergency assistance system that combines an independently navigating, interactive service robot with a stationary sensor system designed to deliver external support to elderly and infirm persons to enable them to live longer in their own homes and with an improved quality of life.
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03/04/2013 - Around 17 million people in Germany suffer from impaired hearing. For many of them, their hearing is so damaged that a standard hearing aid is no longer enough. A new device will improve patients’ hearing and can be implanted during outpatient surgery.
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27/03/2013 - Reconstructive hand surgery can dramatically enhance the life quality and independence of those paralyzed by a cervical spinal cord injury. Despite this, the operation is not frequently performed, either in Sweden or elsewhere. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden are now hoping to change that.
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22/05/2013 - Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. In his doctoral thesis Yue Shen from the Industrial Doctoral School and the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umeå University presented a novel medicine for chronic wound treatment that may completely change the lives of millions of patients.
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13/05/2013 - Contrary to a widely accepted belief, African-Americans may have a higher rather than lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than Caucasians, according to a new study.
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10/05/2013 - More than a third of stroke patients don't get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that's the fastest way to get there, according to new research.
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03/05/2013 - An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University.
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02/05/2013 - The teenage years may be a key period of vulnerability related to living in the "stroke belt" when it comes to future stroke risk, according to a new study.
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22/04/2013 - A major Nordic research project involving researchers from the University of Copenhagen has mapped the use of alternative treatment among multiple sclerosis patients – knowledge which is important for patients with chronic disease and the way in which society meets them.
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17/04/2013 - Every 30 seconds somebody in the world is amputated as a consequence of foot complication due to diabetes. A new study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, confirmes that shoe inserts, podiatry, regular checkups and other simple interventions can reduce the number of amputations by more than 50 percent.
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15/04/2013 - More than one in five seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public health researchers.
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12/04/2013 - Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from the Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen.
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10/04/2013 - The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows.
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15/05/2013 - Forget apples – lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
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06/05/2013 - The London 2012 Paralympic Games led to greater confidence and less anxiety in talking about disability and disabled sport, a Bournemouth University (BU) study has found.
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22/04/2013 - The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown.
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10/04/2013 - New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading – the force placed upon the joint during daily activities.
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19/10/2012 - Daniel Stone, TGA Managing Director and Tim Ross, National Sales Manager, attended REHACARE (10-13 October, Düsseldorf) last week to witness the latest trade developments and to thank its Breeze...
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12/10/2012 - The launch of a ground-breaking power wheelchair control system has been hailed a major success at the largest assistive and rehabilitative technology exhibition in the world.
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12/10/2012 - The British Consul-General in Dusseldorf has praised the creativity and innovation of UK companies at REHACARE 2012.
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11/10/2012 - Designed to accommodate both in-home and hospital beds, the Mobility Bed Rail keeps you in bed when needed and assists you out of bed when it’s time to arise.
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08/10/2012 - Performance wheelchairs designed to meet the demands of the Assistive Technology Professional. When Ki Mobility started in 2004, our goal was simple: develop innovative seating and mobility products...
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08/10/2012 - From Everyday Life Assistance Tools to Certification HealthCapital Berlin-Brandenburg will be present at RehaCare International Show for the first time/IHK Potsdam and HealthCapital Berlin-Brandenburg...
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05/10/2012 - Evacusafe UK and their German partners will be exhibiting at the Rehacare Trade Fair, which takes place in Dusseldorf Germany between 10th and 13th October 2012. The company will be using the show as...
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05/10/2012 - ... how the office clerk Susanna organises the reception of a law firm. ... how 20-year-old Peter in spite of paralysis and spasticity can perform multistage production activities in a sheltered...
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05/10/2012 - AQUILA is a device dedicated to the children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other various disabilities causing walking disorders.
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05/10/2012 - PICTOR allows to achieve the complex rehabilitation of the wrist joint based on active and passive exercises needed to rebuild the functions of the anatomic movements of the wrist.
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Exhibitors of REHACARE 2012
Last year the exhibitors presented their products and services in six halls. We talked to some of them and asked them about their trade fair impressions.
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Over Hedge and Ditch: Wheelchair Travelling Abroad
