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Research has shown that social interactions, such as simply talking to friends and family members, can moderate the effects of dementia. Now, new findings indicate that such interactions do not have to take place in person – the chats are effective if they are conducted on Zoom, too. In a study involving subjects who were 75 years and older, participants...

 E-Mail With the support of a new grant worth $3.9 million, Michigan State University researchers are developing technology that scans speech and vocabulary patterns to catch early signs of Alzheimers disease, the most common cause of dementia. Jiayu Zhou, an associate professor in MSUs College of Engineering, is leading the effort thats powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, and funded by the National Institutes of Health. In collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University and Weill...

Developing AI technology to detect early signs of Alzheimers disease With the support of a new grant worth $3.9 million, Michigan State University researchers are developing technology that scans speech and vocabulary patterns to catch early signs of Alzheimers disease, the most common cause of dementia. Jiayu Zhou, an associate professor in MSUs College of Engineering, is leading the effort thats powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, and funded by the National Institutes of Health. In col...