MDD

By  Laura Lovett 03:48 pm December 12, 2019
A video game-like digital therapy may be key to helping reduce cognitive impairments in adults living with major depressive disorder (MDD).  Results out of a new study conducted by Akili interactive found that patients using the company’s AKL-T03 significantly improved their sustained attention compared to their peers in the control group.  In the study, which was presented at the Meeting of the...
By  Laura Lovett 12:16 pm January 3, 2019
This morning Otsuka America, a subsidiary of the Japanese pharma company, announced that it is teaming up with Click Therapeutics, maker of software as a prescription medical treatment, to create a new digital therapeutic to treat major depressive disorder (MDD).  The goal of the partnership is to develop a software app that will employ cognitive therapy principles and can be used either with or...
By  Dave Muoio 02:52 pm November 21, 2017
Apple Watches may soon help patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) record their symptoms easily and accurately. Recent results from a Cognition Kit study presented at the CNS Summit Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, suggest that brief cognitive and mood tests administered through the devices obtained results similar to those collected through standard testing and patient assessments. “...