
NewDays Secures $7M To Expand Treatment for Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
NewDays' $7 million seed round was led by General Catalyst and Madrona. The funds will be used to expand into additional states and grow its team.
NewDays' $7 million seed round was led by General Catalyst and Madrona. The funds will be used to expand into additional states and grow its team.
Mount Sinai researchers published a study that could improve neuroscientists’ understanding of the progression of Alzheimer’s and other forms of cognitive decline. It proved that white matter may be a more important region to look at than was previously thought.
uMETHOD, which provides precision medicine software to treat cognitive decline, tapped at-home diagnostics provider Getlabs to supply mobile phlebotomies for its patients in Arizona. Blood tests are an essential part of the personalized care plans that uMETHOD provides, and the partnership seeks to make these tests accessible to patients with cognitive decline.
Early results from a study conducted by Evidation Health, Eli Lilly and Apple have shown the ability to detect cognitive decline and mild Alzheimer’s disease using a combination of Apple wearables, mobile devices, digital apps and sleep sensors.
The company's platform consists of a digital assessment to measure memory health and an associated program meant to drive better healthy behaviors and training exercises as a way to improve cognitive health.