National Institute on Aging

Ro and the NIA partner to create an Alzheimer's disease registry for clinical trials

By Jessica Hagen 12:44 pm October 6, 2022

Direct-to-patient healthcare company Ro announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to develop the Registry for Equal Access to Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (REACT-AD). Ro will employ its telehealth platform to screen and recruit patients at elevated risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other related dementia to join REACT-AD for potential participation...

AFrame nabs NIH fall prevention grant

By Chris Gullo 05:43 am August 29, 2011

Senior monitoring service AFrame Digital announced this week it has received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging to examine reduction in elderly falls using its wireless MobileCare monitor platform. AFrame's MobileCare platform is a watch-like device that wirelessly transmits a users’ motion and location data, including activity, weight, blood...