Reinventing Brain Medicine, Pharma adopts Digital Therapeutics: Evidence-based videogames, smartphone apps, and sensors

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/03/19/reinventing-brain-medicine-pharma-adopts-digital-therapeutics-evidence-based-videogames-smartphone-apps-and-sensors/

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From app store to drug store, digital health is redefining pharma’s pipeline (STAT):

“The pitches always sounded promising: A new software app could track glucose levels for people with diabetes or soothe the brains of insomniacs. Most pharma executives would politely smile and nod, but then park their money somewhere else.

Not anymore.

Backed by a growing body of evidence, software is itself becoming a prescription for diseases ranging from depression to heart disease, and drug companies are starting to take notice. In the past couple years, many have quickly ramped up their investments in digital startups, infusing …

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/03/19/reinventing-brain-medicine-pharma-adopts-digital-therapeutics-evidence-based-videogames-smartphone-apps-and-sensors/

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From app store to drug store, digital health is redefining pharma’s pipeline (STAT):

“The pitches always sounded promising: A new software app could track glucose levels for people with diabetes or soothe the brains of insomniacs. Most pharma executives would politely smile and nod, but then park their money somewhere else.

Not anymore.

Backed by a growing body of evidence, software is itself becoming a prescription for diseases ranging from depression to heart disease, and drug companies are starting to take notice. In the past couple years, many have quickly ramped up their investments in digital startups, infusing …

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