Tucked into the pockets of 44 million people in the US alone, iPhones have become our lives – and now they could save them, too. Apple’s ResearchKit is a platform for creating apps that collect medical data and it's got potential to completely alter personalised medicine and mobile health.

People become more physically and mentally vulnerable as they grow older – but they don’t want to be treated as such. How can technology be used to help make seniors’ lives easier and more sociable, enabling them to stay independent while bringing comfort to their relatives and carers?

Almost 1.5 million over-65s struggle to get to a hospital and 630,000 have difficulty getting to a GP. Yet despite being eligible for a free bus pass, a third of UK seniors never use public transport. Gen Yers have adopted Uber and ride-shares, but what tools are seniors using to get around?

In August 2016, Heathrow announced plans to help it become the world’s first dementia-friendly airport. Similar efforts have been launched for car parks and pharmacies around the world, but how exactly are these places making life easier for people who suffer from mental health conditions?