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BrainCheck brings in another $10M to detect, manage cognitive impairment
BrainCheck has several new initiatives in the works to close the loop with the patient journey that will be brought to market soon.
“Alzheimer’s is open for business:” Controversial FDA approval could pave the way for future drugs
On Monday, a 17-year drought in the world of Alzheimer’s drugs ended with the FDA approval of Biogen’s Aduhlem (aducanumab). The controversy behind the FDA’s decision was considerable, but it do
Lifted raises $6.2M Series A round led by Fuel Ventures for its long-term social care platform
As people live longer and longer and have long-term health issues like cancer and dementia, caring for elderly relatives is becoming a huge societal and political issue. Right now this care is antiqua
The UK’s National Health Service is launching an AI lab
The UK government has announced it’s rerouting £250M (~$300M) in public funds for the country’s National Health Service (NHS) to set up an artificial intelligence lab that will work to ex
As Alzheimer’s costs soar, startups like Neurotrack raise cash to diagnose and treat the disease
As studies show that early diagnosis and preventative therapies can help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s, startups that are working to diagnose the disease earlier are gaining more attention an
Using augmented reality, Altoida is identifying the likely onset of neurodegenerative diseases
For the past 19 years, Ioannis Tarnanas, the founder and chief scientific officer at Altoida, has been developing virtual and augmented reality tools to offer predictions about the onset of mental ill
MyndYou partners with Mizuho to expand senior care services assessing cognitive degeneration
MyndYou, which has developed a technology to assess cognitive degeneration in senior citizens, has partnered with the Japanese company Mizuho Information & Research Institute to test the company&
Healthcare by 2028 will be doctor-directed, patient-owned and powered by visual technologies
Visual assessment is critical to healthcare -- whether that is a doctor peering down your throat as you say “ahhh” or an MRI of your brain.
Revising the results of last year’s study, Posit Science still effectively combats dementia
Revising the results of their headline-grabbing, decade-long study, researchers from top universities still believe that a brain training exercise from app developer Posit Science can actually reduce
Cera is building an AI for social care decision support
Can AI overhaul the social care system? That's the pitch underpinning UK home care provider Cera's plans. The startup has today taken the tiniest baby steps to launch an AI chatbot that it hopes will,
A new brain health app from Neurotrack warns users of memory decline
A Redwood City, Calif. startup called Neurotrack Technologies Inc. has created a brain health app that is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of memory, and work to find a cure for Alzheimer
BrainCheck raises $3 million for app to monitor brain health
A Houston-based startup called BrainCheck has raised $3 million in seed funding for an app that helps users understand, by simply playing some games on an iPad, if they or a loved one may have suffere