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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ --The first dementia-fighting brain fitness software for seniors will soon be released by Dakim, Inc., developer of the #1 brain training system used in senior living communities. The new Dakim BrainFitness software edition helps the post-55 generation maintain mental acuity with the same entertaining, scientifically based activities as the hardware-based institutional unit, providing an affordable $495 solution for home users to thwart dementia symptoms such...
BOSTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A panel of experts from leading northeastern universities recently reached consensus that proper nutrition, regular physical and mental activity, and adequate sleep can help to maintain and even improve cognitive skills in healthy adults. Further, the panel released recommendations to help adults bolster their cognitive health. The panel, composed of leading scientific experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise physiology, sleep and cognitive...
But there is no scientific proof that brain training improves overall mental fitnessMany brain training products claim to be able to keep us mentally fit. Some products even claim that brain training can prevent dementia in old age. But there is no scientific proof that games or other brain exercises can have this effect. That is what the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) pointed out in information published on informedhealthonline.org today.Brain training can...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakim, Inc. and Alzheimer's Weekly today announced the winners of the 'Give Thanks for Loved Ones' Brain Health Contest, designed to help five seniors in their fight to combat the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. All five winners will receive a $2,500 Dakim BrainFitness System, the first product designed specifically to help seniors preserve their brain health and the most widely adopted product of its kind in senior living...
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan announced today that it has signed an agreement to offer award-winning brain fitness software from Posit Science®, at no cost, to all UPMC for Life Medicare Advantage members. This brain training program is a new part of the UPMC Health Plan wellness services, which focus on both mind and body fitness. The brain fitness software, known as the Insight(TM) Brain Fitness Program, is a suite of five game-like computer exercises that make...
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakim, Inc., today announced a new touchscreen-based alternative for stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation that provides a rigorous workout in an entertaining interactive format. Dakim® BrainFitness(TM), already the #1 brain training system in senior living communities, transforms standardized neurological tests into thousands of game-like activities with colorful graphics, music, film clips and friendly voiceovers, exercising six...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifespace Communities (formerly Life Care Retirement Communities), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, announced today that it has become the first senior living provider to adopt the Dakim® BrainFitness(TM) System nation-wide for its 4,500 residents in 11 communities across the U.S. The Dakim BrainFitness System, which has already been implemented in three of its continuing care retirement communities, provides opportunities for daily cognitive...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakim Inc., announced today that it has won an Innovations in Healthcare(SM) ABBY Award from the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL) for Dakim BrainFitness, a touchscreen-based mental stimulation system designed to reduce seniors' risk of dementia and memory loss through rigorous but entertaining brain workout sessions. The system is used by more than 300 senior living communities around the country and can also be purchased for at-home...
While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State University researchers.Neil Charness, the William G. Chase Professor of Psychology, and Walter R. Boot, an assistant professor of psychology, found that both the attitudes and abilities of older adults pose barriers to adopting new forms of technology and urged designers to consider those barriers...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakim Inc. announced today that AmericanWay, a senior living provider with seven homes on four campuses, has become the first provider in Wisconsin to adopt the Dakim(R) BrainFitness(TM) System company-wide to provide daily cognitive stimulation to community residents. Dakim's entertaining touch screen-based system is specifically designed to help seniors maintain their brain health and fight the threat of dementia. AmericanWay began using the...
