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UNH Awarded $2.8 Million to Develop Robots to Care for People with Alzheimer’s and Dementia

August 8, 2022

DURHAM, N.H.—Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will receive a five-year grant totaling $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test social assistive robots to aid in the care of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in the comfort of their own homes. “Caring for aging adults, especially those dealing with progressive Alzheimer’s and dementia, can place a high burden on family caregivers who cannot be with their care recipients 24... - Read Full Article

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