Pilot Outcomes

New Product Versions: Sonde Health Introduces Innovative Cognitive Fitness Health Tracking Solution

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonde Health is expanding its leading health monitoring platform beyond mental and respiratory fitness by introducing an innovative cognitive fitness tracker that allows users to monitor brain exertion, or cognitive effort, in real time. This new solution, called Sonde Cognitive Fitness, analyzes eight vocal characteristics from 30-second voice interactions and generates a score to provide insight into one’s cognitive state, helping people manage their mental well-being and productivity effectively. By tracking their cognitive fitness, individuals can identify and monitor cognitive effort levels, take steps to optimize their productivity and performance, and enhance their well-being by reducing cognitive strain. Sonde Cognitive Fitness launches as almost one in five people over age 50 worldwide is affected by mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and more than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia — a figure that's projected to nearly triple by 2050. In early July, the U.S. Food…

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Oral Presentation: Precision Phenotyping of Mild Behavioral Impairment and the Early Detection of Dementia

Abstract: There is growing recognition of the importance of changes in behavior as an early clinical marker of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Behavior symptoms may precede the onset of cognitive symptoms by as many as three years. However, these symptoms are often confused for primary psychiatric pathology and there is an urgent need for markers that can help quantify behaviors with the eventual goal of helping distinguish behavior changes related to psychiatric pathology from behavior changes related to the onset of dementia. This talk will summarize the state of knowledge on mild behavioral impairment, and present data from three studies demonstrating how a range of sensor-derived biomarkers can quantify subtle changes in behavior with precision. The talk will include case presentations around detection of apathy, agitation, pacing. It will also demonstrate how these markers…

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Oral Presentation: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2024

Dr. Jennifer Myers presented "An Equitable ML-based Music Intervention for At-risk Older Adults," at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (Preconference) in Philadelphia, PA. The presentation was part of the Introduction To The Artificial Intelligence And Technology Collaboratories (AITC) For Aging Research Program Pilot Project Showcase

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Oral Presentation: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2024 – Technology and Dementia Preconference

Archna Bhatia presented" Intelligent Cognitive Assistant leveraging natural language processing to provide word retrieval" at the a2 Collective Session at the Technology and Dementia Pre-conference.

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Award: Fortune Recommends names Livindi the most comprehensive older adult monitoring system

Firsthand product testing testing and expert review have resulted in Fortune magazine recommending Livindi as the most comprehensive home monitoring system and recognition as one of the 6 best older adult monitoring systems. What they said: "Regarding elderly monitoring systems, none seem as detailed and comprehensive as Livindi. This system provides a tablet with closed captioning, sensors, a call button, and a concierge service. This elderly monitoring system can be customized to fit your loved one’s needs and even includes the option for wearable technology if you want coverage outside of the home. This system not only can track activity and report any changes, but it also offers fall detection and biometrics information (for a fee). Although this system has a higher upfront cost for all of its technological features, its monthly service fee is…

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Grant Funding: R01 AG082354

Title: Genomics-guided sleep biomarker discovery for early Alzheimer's disease: A wearables study This R01 builds upon the technology and algorithms for sleep-based metrics developed in the MassAITC pilot project, utilizing the same EEG device. It shifts the study from a general AD-risk factor population to a genetic AD-risk factor population. Public Health Relevance Statement: Sleep-based metrics are promising as potential noninvasive biomarkers for the early identification of individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In this R01 Research Project Grant, we will collect and analyze sleep and activity data from three wearable devices for sleep, heart rate, and activity monitoring along with blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease from elderly Mass General Brigham Biobank participants with elevated genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease. We will also develop artificial intelligence tools for digital phenotyping and the discovery of novel…

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