Early diagnosis through blood tests buys invaluable time – for patients and their families to plan, seek support, make informed decisions about their difficult care journey and, perhaps most importantly, be together.
Wearable technology seems to offer great potential for early detection and management of agitation experienced by people with communication-impaired neurological disorders, allowing caregivers to provide personalized interventions that could significantly improve patients’ lives.
3D medical animation services have emerged as a groundbreaking tool in the healthcare industry, revolutionizing the way medical concepts are taught, understood, and marketed.
In-home hospice care, which gives them ample opportunities to engage with family and friends in the comfort of their own homes, allows providers to give dementia patients the daily contact they deserve.
Many women going through menopause suffer brain fog, but some may be worried about a more serious cognitive condition like dementia. Because of this, Midi Health and Neurotrack partnered to offer a cognitive assessment to patients.
GUIDE — Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience — is the new dementia care model from the CMS and the CMMI (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation) for beneficiaries covered by traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and their caregivers. It represents an incremental step forward in managing neurodegenerative diseases effectively.
Dementia patients require a balanced blend of supportive devices, effective medications such as cholinesterase inhibitors and holistic understanding to truly enjoy the best possible quality of life.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
We may not fully understand the link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer’s, but we already have the scientific research and tools to address people’s fears, support their cognitive health journey, and reverse the increase of Alzheimer’s.
A budget estimate attached to proposed legislation in Montana raises questions about whether the state's cash-strapped communities will have the capacity to care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia or traumatic brain injuries by July 2025, when involuntary commitments would cease under the plan.
Reducing hospitalizations for frail elderly members is a major challenge for Medicare Advantage payers and providers. The key to avoiding any hospitalization is to detect and address a change in condition before it worsens. Ceresti Co-founder and CEO Dirk Soenksen talks about how his company is addressing these needs.
Ideally, novel therapeutics will be introduced in combination with lifestyle interventions that are going to need to be personalized to each individual, and anchored in reliable, longitudinal metrics to enable modifications as needed.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Too many of us and our families have been affected by dementia in one form or another. October is recognized by patients, advocates and the medical community as Lewy Body Dementia Awareness month, and perhaps this year it will mark new hope for those suffering from this disease.
There is a dearth of professionals with licenses and training to provide care for seniors’ mental and behavioral health challenges — such as Alzheimer's and other dementias, anxiety and depression. Seattle-based Rippl Care is seeking to change this. The startup just closed a $32 million seed funding round led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst.
Eli Lilly is among the new investors joining the Series B round of Arkuda Therapeutics, a biotech developing a drug to treat a rare, inherited form of dementia. If the biotech’s approach works, it could also have applications in other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
While the era of using digital health tools to manage MCI and perhaps prevent greater cognitive decline is just beginning, it is a promising new therapeutic direction for a very complex condition. The more these solutions are developed and studied, it seems clear, however, that the most effective technology will be the systems that individuals with MCI and their caregivers consistently enjoy using over the long term.
Neuroglee recently raised $10 million in funding and struck a partnership with Mayo Clinic. It’s building a digital therapeutic and virtual programs for people with mild cognitive impairment.