Winterlight Labs will collaborate with memory clinic, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam of Amsterdam UMC, to decentralize assessments of patients’ cognition and function in the study of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease.
Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Health (Health~Holland), Alzheimer Center Amsterdam will develop a remote measurement toolbox, integrating Winterlight’s digital speech assessments to help capture subtle changes in cognitive health. It is anticipated that the work will establish a validated approach to monitoring patients in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and ultimately help to provide detailed measurements of the impact of preventative treatments.
Read more aout the collaboration here.
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