Using eHealth to Boost Teen Mental Wellness »
The Top Mental Health Tech Startups »
Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi discuss Best-Selling “Super Brain” at HubWeek »
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi’s research on the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s is now being conducted on neurological tissue rather than mice. Tanzi says he can develop the tissue in 6-8 weeks rather than the years it takes in mice specimen. He announced 38 new potential drugs that have been created specifically for Alzheimer’s or have been repurposed that may be put on the marketplace to combat the disease.
Is There An App For That? Experts Talk Digital Strategies of Mental Health and Wellness »
Smartphones have tracked steps and heartbeats, but now, experts are trying to see if they can track—and possibly ease—the mind. The Harvard School of Public Health has teamed up with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Digital Psychiatry Program to develop apps that investigate how smartphone technology could be used for mental health treatment.
Breakroom Makes Mental Health Resources Accessible to Young Professionals »
The goals of Boston Based mental health startup Breakroom are simple: help busy, young adults prioritize and take care of their mental health, and become a trusted provider of necessary mental health services.
Top Five Reads of the Week »
In this week’s MTB Roundup: A new “open-access” medical journal hits the web, a study considers racial disparities in cancer and more…
Top 5 Reads of the Week »
In this week's MTB Roundup: Boston's newest immunotherapy startup, infographics on mental health outcomes and costs, a "second-skin" out of MIT and more...
Top 5 Reads of the Week »
In this week's MTB Roundup: Implantable tech allows paralyzed man to regain movement, tech billionaire donates $250m to cancer research, the WHO prioritizes international mental healthcare and more...
The Startup Tackling Adolescent Mental Healthcare »
Child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Matthew Keener is all-too-familiar with the need for more comprehensive mental healthcare in the adolescent community. That’s why he founded Blackbird Health, a technology backed service company that helps adolescents and their families navigate the mental healthcare landscape.
