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When a loved one has dementia, you’ll do anything to take away some of their distress and pain. In the case of Cheryl Yates, she knew exactly what to do to help her 88-year-old father, Bob, through ...

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In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development, the ...

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Though I'm not always an early adopter of technology, I was eager to try the new Whisker Litter-Robot 5 Pro. The Litter-Robot 4 worked well in my home, eliminating the need to scoop—and our small cat, ...