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Academics and industry unite to imp… – Information Centre – Research & Innovation
An EU-funded project has linked scientists with experts in industry to forge partnerships aimed at creating new products to improve the lives of people with dementia. The research is creating tools to help remind people with dementia to undertake the tasks critical to their daily lives. © Chris Nugent, 2019 Dementia currently affects around 10 million people in the EU, with that number expected to double by 2030. Dementia already costs European economies USD 300 billion per year, according to the World Health Organization, and an effective pharmacological treatment for the condition still appears to be a long way off. People with dementia tend to experience impairments that make it…