A new mobile app developed in Singapore holds promise to prevent the progression of dementia by helping improve the multilingual thinking of senior folks.
HOW IT WORKS
A team of app developers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has built what could be the world's first multilingual app for dementia prevention, Ami (an acronym for Advancing Mental Invigoration).
Its...
London-based GripAble, which offers a platform for digital neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, raised $11 million in Series A financing.
The round was led by IP Group and Parkwalk Advisors, bringing the startup's total raise to $17.5 million.
WHAT IT DOES
GripAble offers a handheld device that can be squeezed to assess grip strength. It pairs with an app in which users can play games...
Australian medical imaging company Advanced Human Imaging has concluded a technology integration agreement with BizBaz, a health and financial intelligence platform in Singapore.
The master services agreement will grant BizBaz the right to use AHI's software development kits for CompleteScan Face and Body for iOS and Android devices.
According to the company's disclosure, the deal's initial term...
Indian fitness technology company GOQii has scored another $10 million in an extended Series C equity funding round from Hong Kong-based game software and venture capital firm Animoca Brands.
This time, the investment will support the development of its health metaverse, according to a press statement.
Founded in 2014, GOQii is a health tech company that offers a wearable fitness tracker and a...
A gamified app for managing anxiety in children reduced symptom severity and helped them meet treatment goals, but didn't improve functional impairments, according to a study published in JMIR.
The preliminary evaluation study was conducted through a collaboration with the app's creator.
TOP-LINE DATA
Researchers found a small to moderate effect in anxiety symptom severity on parent-rated...
Digital neurotherapeutic platform MindMaze has raised $125 million in funding from AlbaCore Capital Group.
WHAT IT DOES
MindMaze provides digital therapies, like games, to treat and rehab patients with neurological conditions and brain injuries.
Its products include MindMotion Go, which helps improve motor skills, MindPod, which trains cognitive and motor skills for people with neurodegenerative...
Connected fitness device company Peloton is looking to gamify exercise with a new in-app experience geared toward its stationary bikes tentatively called Lanebreak.
Now in beta, the new program is designed to gamify cardio exercises for users and is expected to be available on the Bike and Bike+.
The game is combined with music and pushes users to match and sustain a certain resistance and...
More and more, health interventions are employing gamified strategies like badges, points and levels in an attempt to get people to adopt new behaviors.
By creating a feeling of competition among participants, intervention developers hope they can increase medication adherence, improve chronic condition management, up physical activity and more. But past research indicates that giving health...
Taiwan-based companies First Life Insurance of First Financial Holding Co. and fintech-focused software provider TPIsoftware have collaborated to launch a new mobile health and fitness app that features gamified exercise.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
According to a press release, the Qwalker app tracks a user's all-day steps, walking miles, and burned calories. It gamifies a step tracker and enables users to...
Gamification has become an increasingly popular strategy for promoting healthy behaviors from medication adherence to chronic condition management.
A new study published in JAMA Network examined the effectiveness of gamification in promoting physical activity and weight loss among adults with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes.
"Gamification is commonly used in wellness programs and smartphone apps,...
