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  • Bandu Watches Your Stress Levels: Interview with Founder, Dr. Robert Goldberg

    Over 40 million Americans are suffering from a clinical anxiety disorder, and about 200 million prescriptions are written each year to address anxiety problems. Just thinking about society’s problem with stress is enough to induce stress. Fortunately, there are innovative companies, like Neumitra , which have taken up the challenge of addressing stress through some of our favorite technologies: quantified self, wearatronics, big data, machine learning, etc. This author first met the Neumitra team this past summer at the Rock Health Boston offices and was impressed with their plans to build...
  • The Alzheimer’s Bus Stop… to Nowhere

    Many Alzheimer’s patients experience unexpected urges to reconnect with their past. Trying to convince someone with Alzheimer’s that their uncle Joseph is no longer living, or that he’s too far away, is no use. So, how to manage these situations? One solution that’s just come to our attention: placing fake bus stops outside of clinical facilities taking care of Alzheimer’s patients. Read More Read More...
  • Randomized Clinical Study Taps Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Depression

    People suffering from depression frequently don’t respond well to treatment. As many as two thirds of patients report that the first antidepressant they try is ineffective, according to Web MD . And as many as one third of patients don’t respond to multiple attempts to treat them. A recent, small study at Emory University indicated that deep-brain stimulation (DBS) could help patients with severe depression that is resistant to treatment. Following up on that, a nationwide randomized clinical research study will investigate the use of DBS in patients with major depression. Read More...
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