Posts Tagged ‘attention deficit hyperactivity disorder’
Large multi-center study to test videogame-like digital therapy as (potentially) FDA-cleared ADHD treatment
Akili Labs recruits for ADHD trial with ambitions of FDA clearance for digital medicine (MedCity News) “Akili Labs has kicked off open enrollment for a clinical trial of its Project EVO video game platform in a quest to secure for 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead indication
Read MoreChallenging status quo: Why shouldn’t behavioral therapy, instead of medication, be first-line treatment for ADHD?
Behavioral Therapy First for ADHD Treatment? (WebMD): “Behavioral therapy should be used before medication in treating children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research.
Read MoreAkili Interactive Labs raises $30.5 million to develop FDA-approved brain training videogame for ADHD
. Videogame Maker Seeks to Treat ADHD (The Wall Street Journal): “Doctors don’t usually prescribe videogame play. But one company, which has just raised $30.5 million from venture-capital investors, hopes to change that. Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs Inc. is developing a videogame it believes could replace pills as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Read MoreADHD & the brain: Does ADHD treatment improve long-term academic, social and behavioral outcomes?
. The ADHD challenge The core symptoms of ADHD frequently cause significant impairment in academic, social and behavioral functioning that adversely impact individuals’ quality of life. These symptoms often persist into adulthood, potentially compromising an individual’s functioning over many years. Understanding how ADHD impacts long-term functioning, and whether adverse long-term affects are diminished with treatment, is
Read MoreStudy: Harnessing fMRI neurofeedback to enhance attention and cognitive potential
. Real-time brain feedback reduces attention lapses (News at Princeton): “In an article published online Monday by the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers at Princeton University describe a study that shows training people using real-time feedback from their own brain activity can reduce the frequency of attention lapses and improve their ability to sustain attention.
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission orders Focus Education to stop making unsubstantiated brain training claims
. Makers of Jungle Rangers Computer Game for Kids Settle FTC Charges that They Deceived Consumers with Baseless “Brain Training” Claims (Federal Trade Commission): “A Texas company and its officers must stop making unsubstantiated claims that their computer game, Jungle Rangers, permanently improves children’s focus, memory, attention, behavior, and school performance, including for children with…
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