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Middletown Area Residents Invited to Complimentary ‘Dementia Day’ So They Can Step into the Shoes of Those with Often Misunderstood Disease

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In Preparation for November’s Alzheimer’s Month, The Village at South Farms Assisted Living Community is Offering Dementia Simulations & Lecture

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Alzheimer’s disease and dementia effects over 240,000 people in Connecticut and numbers continue to grow.

On October 12 from noon to 6PM, The Village at South Farms, a Benchmark assisted living and Mind & Memory Care community, is offering a day of complimentary dementia education for the thousands of people in Connecticut impacted by this often-misunderstood disease. The event is designed to equip families navigating a diagnosis and healthcare professionals with knowledge of what it’s like to live with dementia while providing caregivers with critical self-care tools.

Throughout the day, attendees will be able to experience Dementia Live®, an innovative simulation that uses a variety of tools to put people in the shoes of those living with dementia. Under the direction of Heather Jagodowski, Benchmark’s memory care specialist, individuals will be immersed in what it’s like to live with cognitive impairment and sensory change using specialized gear that simulates dementia specific changes, including altered eyesight, hearing and tactile sensation. Attendees will gain a full and greater understanding of dementia so they can better care for and relate to people who have it.

In addition, starting at 1PM, nationally recognized Alzheimer’s and dementia expert, Michelle Tristani, Benchmark’s corporate director of memory care, will present From Burnout to Balance-Empowering Caregivers. Attendees will learn care partner risks they need to be aware of, the impact of stress, what is ambiguous loss and anticipatory grief and supportive caregiver resources and strategies. Tristani has over 30 years’ experience caring for and creating programs for people with dementia using her background in speech and language pathology.

The Village at South Farms is a U.S. News 2022-2023 Best Assisted Living community offering assisted living with memory care and memory care assisted living. Their Mind & Memory Care program offers carefully created living environments and unique opportunities for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia to find joy in each new day. Residents are supported by 24/7 care providers who have been hired for heart and educated in memory loss, communication and empathy.

Neighborhoods provide the comforts of home and have unique features that help those with memory impairment stay connected to who and what matters most to them. Thoughtful touches, visual cues and purposeful amenities further promote familiarity and wellness. Access to on-site care providers and close coordination with external providers is also provided.

All events will take place at The Village at South Farms, which is located at 645 Saybrook Road in Middletown. Appointments are required for the Dementia Live component. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided. To RSVP, call Karen Rorke at 203.824.1172 or email [email protected].

About Benchmark Senior Living
Benchmark is New England’s largest senior living provider with 65 independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care communities and over 5,000 dedicated associates providing compassionate care and outstanding experiences throughout the Northeast. The Waltham, Mass.-based company was founded over 25 years ago by Tom Grape with the purpose of Transforming Lives Through Human Connection. Since then, Benchmark has continued to set the industry standard, having won over a hundred local, regional and national awards for its care, programs and as a top workplace. Benchmark has been named one of the Top Places to Work for 15 straight years in The Boston Globe’s annual employee-based survey and received repeated recognition in FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces for Aging Services list. For more information, visit BenchmarkSeniorLiving.com.

Media Contact

Carol Arnold, Benchmark Senior Living, 1 6035020469, [email protected], http://www.VillageAtSouthFarms.com

SOURCE Benchmark Senior Living

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Maryland Based Mental Health Organization Refreshes Online Identity & Launches New Website

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“Our organization has excelled well beyond what our online identity depicts. We invested considerable time searching for a marketing firm that aligned with our core values, and one with a proven track record. After meeting with CC&A Strategic Media we quickly realized their team could help us achieve our goals. Our new online identity reflects our values, showcases our capabilities, and allows our patients to fully understand who we are as an organization. We couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of this project.” said Dr. Vera Kurdian – CEO.

ABH’s expertise and team of dedicated staff are committed to their mission to be a compassionate, diligent, and high-quality mental health service provider for children, adolescents, and adults. The ABH team has left their mark throughout the region by continuously improving the quality and value of their psychiatric services by developing innovative, evidence-based programs and best practice techniques. ABH strives for continuous improvement, seeks opportunities for growth, and demonstrates excellent clinical services.

“ABH is an organization dedicated to excellence in patient care. After our first interactions we quickly realized the level of expertise within their organization is unmatched. While working through the process of crafting a new brand we experienced firsthand their extensiveness knowledge and capabilities. It is extremely impressive to see their success, and I have no doubt that success will continue for many years to come.” Stephen Taormino – CEO of CC&A Strategic Media

For more information, visit www.abhmaryland.com. Please direct all media inquiries and requests to Lauren Aversa at 410-931-6717 or by email at [email protected].

Media Contact

Lauren Aversa, CC&A Strategic Media, 1 4437098943, [email protected], www.ccastrategicmedia.com

SOURCE Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc (ABH)

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New Research Unveils Innovative Technology called Forbrain to Reduce Vocal Fatigue and Enhance Voice Quality.

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  • Comparing Two Bone Conduction Devices

The study, led by Charles Nudelman of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, involved twenty participants aged 19 to 33. The participants’ voices were challenged in a vocal loading task while using two types of bone conduction devices. The first device was the Forbrain® device, developed by Sound For Life Limited, which digitally manipulated the speakers’ voices and provided auditory feedback through the bones of the skull. The second was a modified Forbrain® device that offered increased loudness as feedback. A control condition with no device was also included for comparison.

The findings were promising. Across all participants, the use of the feedback devices led to significantly lower vocal fatigue compared to the condition with no feedback. Participants consistently rated their fatigue levels lower during tasks with these devices.

Interestingly, the speakers’ voices revealed noteworthy changes in acoustic voice parameters while using the feedback devices, as well.

  • A Promising Preventative Tool

Previously, a separate study demonstrated the impact of Forbrain on the robustness parameter of the voice. These new findings position the Forbrain® device as a promising tool for mitigating vocal fatigue. Dr. Pasquale Bottalico, the principal investigator of the laboratory, expressed optimism about the implications, stating, “This research shows that these devices will greatly benefit occupational voice users who rely on their voices daily. This technology will be a powerful tool in reducing vocal fatigue and enhancing voice quality for teachers, singers, and even actors.”

The full research study is set to be published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research in the near future.

About SOUND FOR LIFE LTD: Empowering through Sound Technology

Sound For Life Ltd, founded by GrIgoire Tomatis and Thierry Gaujarengues, the owners of the Tomatis® Method, is on a mission to empower individuals, both young and adult, in their battle against learning and language difficulties. Their approach harnesses cutting-edge voice and sound technology, including the Forbrain headset, to provide innovative and accessible solutions. Forbrain is available for distribution both online and through an extensive network of thousands of therapists.

About University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Department of Speech and Hearing Science

Established in 1973, the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to advancing methods for preventing, identifying, assessing, and treating communication disabilities. The department actively collaborates with leading international universities, including %bo Akademi University in Finland, to foster global cooperation in the field of speech and hearing science.

Media Contact

GrIgoire Tomatis, Sound For Life Ltd, 1 214 714 1352, [email protected], www.forbrain.com 

SOURCE Sound For Life Ltd

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ASHA Joins Nonpartisan Coalition for Trust in Health & Science

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Nonprofit Works to Counter the Escalation of Mistrust and Distrust in Health Care, Public Health, and Science

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that it has joined the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science, a non-partisan and non-profit undertaking for countering the escalation of mistrust and distrust in health care, public health, and science.

“ASHA has long advocated, practiced, and provided evidence-based decision-making, practice, and guidance,” ASHA 2023 President Robert M. Augustine, PhD, CCC-SLP, said. “We are pleased to be part of the Coalition. It shares our values and is dedicated to a very important cause. Having trust in health and scientific information is critical if the public is going to be properly guided and receive care that is safe, appropriate, needed, and deserved.”

“The Coalition for Trust in Health & Science is excited to welcome ASHA, and the expertise of its members to our increasingly important initiative,” said Reed Tuckson MD, a cofounder of the Coalition. According to Tuckson, the Coalition honors the many efforts underway that have similar goals, and it appreciates having the opportunity to foster a “big tent” approach to addressing misinformation and disinformation on a large scale, which the Coalition believes is necessary.

Launched a year ago, the Coalition’s goals include contributing to a measurable increase in public trust, and supporting the public to make evidence-based, personally appropriate health choices for themselves, their families, and the communities where they live.

Its convening committee includes representatives from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Research!America. Members include more than eighty organizations that represent health care and health systems; public health and health policy; basic and applied science; pharmaceutical and device manufacturers; health care communicators; and philanthropy and foundations.

Through their memberships, each organization has access to the Coalition’s Compendium, a platform where they can fortify the Coalition’s impact through exchanges of ideas, developments, information, resources, and research findings, and the collaborative planning and implementation of activities.

“We look forward to working with fellow Coalition members to foster public prominence, acceptance, and accessibility to accurate, evidence-based health and scientific information,” Augustine said.

Learn more about the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science.

About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 228,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify, assess, and treat speech, language, and swallowing disorders. http://www.asha.org

Media Contact

Joseph Cerquone, ASHA, 301-296-8732, [email protected], https://www.asha.org

SOURCE ASHA

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Oral Biolife Announces the Publication of a Pivotal Manuscript Demonstrating the Efficacy of PiezoGEL™ for the Treatment of Periodontal Disease In-Vivo

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For the first time, in this study, an injectable piezoelectric hydrogel (PiezoGEL™) was developed after combining gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) with biocompatible piezoelectric fillers of barium titanate (BTO) that produce electrical charges when stimulated by biomechanical vibrations (e.g., mastication, movements). PiezoGEL™ showed significant reductions in pathogenic biofilm biomass (∲41%), metabolic activity (∲75%), and the number of viable cells (∲2–3‥log) compared to hydrogels without BTO fillers in vitro. Molecular analysis related the antibacterial effects to be associated with reduced cell adhesion (downregulation of porP and fimA) and increased oxidative stress (upregulation of oxyR) genes. Moreover, PiezoGEL™ was demonstrated to significantly enhance bone marrow stem cell (BMSC) viability and osteogenic differentiation by upregulating RUNX2, COL1A1, and ALP.

Dr. Stella K. Vnook, MBA, PhD, Founder of Oral Biolife stated: “This is a great Proof of Concept that PiezoGEL™ is well positioned to potentially transform periodontal treatment and potentially other areas where bone regeneration and tissue growth are vital for recovery. The scientific inventors of this technology, Dr. Santiago Orrego, PhD, and Dr. Carolina Montoya, PhD, have done a prodigious job demonstrating how PiezoGEL™ effectively reduced periodontal inflammation and increased bone tissue regeneration compared to control groups in multiple mice models.”

Bill Breitenbach, CEO of Oral Biolife, commented: “We are very excited this study further confirms that PiezoGEL™ may be a most promising and novel therapeutic candidate for the non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease”.

This work provides further evidence that PiezoGEL™ is a potentially groundbreaking disruptive treatment for periodontitis due to its unique combination of antimicrobial and bone regeneration properties.

About PiezoGEL™:

PiezoGEL™ is a piezoelectric hydrogel that is being developed for use in the treatment of periodontal disease, a common dental disease characterized by the formation of bacterial biofilms, inflammation, bone loss, and if left untreated, loss of teeth. PiezoGEL™ utilizes the ability of naturally occurring piezoelectric materials to generate small electrical charges to elicit a combined antimicrobial and bone tissue regenerative effect. Activation of the piezoelectric materials in PiezoGEL™ have now been demonstrated in a complex physiologic system to disrupt bacterial biofilms, prevent bacterial recolonization as well as stimulate the regrowth of the bone tissue that is lost due to periodontitis.

Advantages of PiezoGEL™:

  • A cutting-edge, fundamentally different product compared to existing non-surgical treatments /adjuvants.
  • PiezoGEL™ is an innovative, drug-free treatment that does not raise concerns regarding bacterial antibiotic resistance.
  • Possess the unique ability to disrupt biofilms, prevent the recolonization of bacteria, and stimulate the regrowth of bone tissue without surgery
  • Harnesses the benefits of piezoelectric particles and hydrogels (light-curable, conforms to pocket spaces, and is biocompatible), eliciting the desired biological processes in the periodontal pocket that fight disease and generate tissue without surgery.
  • PiezoGEL™’s bioactive effects have a long-term operation since electrical charges are not exhausted and do not require “re-charging”.

About Oral Biolife

Oral Biolife is an innovative biotechnology company out of Temple University that utilizes the unique properties of Piezo materials to develop groundbreaking, first-to-market products. Their lead asset, PiezoGEL™, via its unique combination of antimicrobial and bone regeneration properties, represents a potential breakthrough advancement for the treatment of periodontal disease.

The publication can be found at the following link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.3c08336.

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Media Contact

Bill Breitenbach, Oral Biolife Inc., 1 215-707-3817, [email protected], https://www.oralbiolife.com

Stella Vnook, Oral Biolife Inc., 1 215-707-3817, [email protected], https://www.oralbiolife.com

SOURCE Oral Biolife Inc.