Posts Tagged ‘cognitive--disorders’
On building better brains at any age, treating Depression vs. Dementia, emerging neurotechnologies, psychedelics, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring eleven new research findings and innovative resources for lifelong cognitive and brain health. #1. Debate: Are depression and dementia two sides of the same coin? And, if they are, how to best approach treatment? #2. Either way, the earlier the better, but it’s never too late: New…
Read MoreAkili Interactive Labs raises $160M in equity and debt to transform cognitive healthcare via prescription videogame treatments
Akili raises $110m to build its digital therapeutics pipeline (pharmaforum): EndeavorRx became the first and so far only approved prescription video game treatment in the US when it was cleared by the FDA last year to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and has also been given a green light in Europe.
Read MoreStudy: Some “brain-boosting” supplements sold in the US contain not-approved drugs at supratherapeutic doses, exposing users to unknown side effects
___ Some brain-boosting supplements contain an unapproved drug that could harm users, study warns (STAT news): “Promising to lift brain fog or improve memory, brain-boosting supplements have joined sexual-enhancement and weight-loss remedies in the lightly regulated world of dietary supplements. These products may be sold legally with broad-brush come-ons like these, as long as they don’t…
Read MoreStartup Aural Analytics raises $4.3M to monitor neurological health by analyzing speech patterns
Aural Analytics raises $4.3M for voice-based cognitive health monitoring (MobiHealthNews): “Aural Analytics, a startup using speech analytics algorithms to gauge changes in brain health, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding … The artificial intelligence engine collects speech samples through a smartphone or tablet app, and uploads these to a cloud server for analysis. From these,
Read MoreBrain stimulation using magnetic fields: Key Neurotech Patent #12
Today we are discussing a 2003 patent, assigned to McLean Hospital, pioneering brain stimulation techniques. U.S. Patent No. 6,572,528: Magnetic field stimulation techniques Assignee(s): McLean Hospital Inventor(s): Michael L. Rohan, Aimee Parrow, Perry F. Renshaw Technology Category: Hybrid Issue Date: June 3, 2003 SharpBrains’ Take: The ‘528 patent discloses magnetic stimulation techniques for enhancing brain function…
Read MoreAkili raises an additional $11.9M; brings Amgen, Merck, Pfizer and Shire to the digital medicine table
—– Akili Adds Amgen Ventures and M Ventures* to Series B Financing, Increasing Round to $42.4 Million (press release): “Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. (“Akili”), a digital medicine company developing novel, non-pharmacological therapeutics and diagnostics for cognitive disorders, today announced an $11.9 million expansion of its recent Series B financing.
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