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A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults

New research part-funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre suggests that a virtual reality test in which participants “go to the shops” could offer a potentially promising way of effectively assessing functional cognition, the thinking and processing skills needed to accomplish complex everyday activities.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 27 Jan 2022
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New collaboration with digital therapeutics company to investigate preventable opioid respiratory deaths

A clinical trial that is collecting data on the features of opioid overdoses within the safety of a clinical setting will be integrating a monitoring platform into the research to investigate how to prevent deaths from breathing problems in opioid users.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 20 Jan 2022
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SURE Recovery App – two years on after its launch

In 2019, NIHR Maudsley BRC and the charity Action on Addiction launched the SURE Recovery App, designed to help people recovering from alcohol and other drug problems. To mark International Recovery Day 2021 on 30th September, we are taking a retrospective look at the creation of the App and how it has evolved over the last two years.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 30 Sep 2021
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IBS Digital therapeutic Parallel™ developed by King’s researchers gets approval in UK and US

Parallel™ is the first prescription only digital therapeutic to provide cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)  to adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to receive the FDA Marketing Authorization in the US.  ParallelTM has also obtained a CE mark and been recommended for Evaluation in Practice by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Apr 2021
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