Technology has entered the daily lives of the 50-plus demographic, making life easier and offering older adults more control ...

Roberto Kern is a healthtech entrepreneur and co-founder of Sailor Health, a behavioral health platform dedicated to serving older adults. Despite these grim statistics, there's reason for optimism—in ...

Many older adults use various types of digital health technology, but patient portals top the list, a new survey finds. Investigators used data from the internet and phone calls conducted in 2021 that ...

As the first generation that interacted with digital technology reaches an age where dementia risks emerge, scientists have asked the question: Is there a correlation between digital technology use ...

You’ve probably seen the reports that suggest smartphones are not so great for your health. But new research suggests that using your phone can be good for you—after a certain age.

We frequently read and hear that young adults are falling behind on basics such as reading and writing, in part due to how much time they spend online and on their smartphones. On the other end of the ...

Health technology navigators share perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of digital health access for older, linguistically diverse patients in a Los Angeles safety-net system. Objectives: ...

Using digital devices seems to lower the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults by 58%, a new study shows. Findings of the study, which was published Monday in Nature Human Behavior, show ...

Today, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP announces an additional $1 million contribution from AT&T to expand access to digital resources for underserved older adults nationwide. The ...

Everyday technology (ET) is increasingly integral to modern life, yet its adoption by older adults, particularly those experiencing cognitive impairment, presents both promising opportunities and ...

Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term use on older adults’ brain. It has been suggested that this might lead to so ...