Posts Tagged ‘Cognitive-impairment’
Study: Playing board games like Chess, Mahjong, Go, helps slow cognitive decline as we age (but with clear differences in neurobiology and improved function)
Playing Board Games May Slow Cognitive Decline, Improve QoL (Medscape): Playing chess or other board games slows cognitive decline and improves quality of life in older patients, results of a new systematic review suggest. … After searching the published literature, Pozzi and his colleagues selected 15 studies for the review. The studies assessed the impact…
Read MorePilot program by IU and Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative to test AI-powered cognitive screening at scale
How AI, Digital Screening Tools Can Help Flag Early Cognitive Decline (Health IT Analytics): Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other dementias remains at the forefront of efforts to minimize the impact of these neurodegenerative diseases. But challenges such as increased life expectancy and the risks of aging, along with complexities in diagnosis and treatment resulting…
Read MoreDigital therapeutics pioneer Akili Interactive Labs goes public, raising $150M+; trades down 49% first day
Akili Interactive is the latest company to go public via SPAC deal (Boston Business Journal): Boston’s Akili Interactive Labs Inc. is the latest Massachusetts-based company to go public after completing a reverse merger — in a year of market turmoil that saw few local firms passing the threshold between private and public status. Shares of…
Read MoreDeep learning model built on neuroimaging data identifies “Brain Age Gaps” as markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Brain Age Gap is a Composite Biomarker for Dementia Pathology or Severity (GEN): Mayo Clinic scientists have developed a computational model that predicts brain age using a large collection of neuroimaging data obtained using FDG-PET (fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography) and structural MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). The deep learning-based model tests the relationship between brain age…
Read MoreNew book provides practical guidance for women (and men) to rebalance our lifestyles and build Cognitive Reserve
On one of our “walk and talks” around the lush trails of Rock Creek Park in DC surrounded by bikers, runners, cars and the occasional deer, Wendy and Lisa talked about aging. Wendy’s mother, who had her children in her early 20s, was still joining the family’s grueling summer hikes with her children and nine…
Read MoreGeisinger and Eisai to test real-world validity of AI-powered Passive Digital Marker (PDM) in detecting early cognitive impairment and dementia
Research collaboration will test novel algorithm’s effectiveness on Geisinger data (press release): Geisinger and Eisai Inc. today announced a collaborative effort to study the potential effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the detection of cognitive impairment that could identify dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). If effective, the AI tool could potentially be developed…
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