OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 17, 2023 -- Tribal Diagnostics, a high-complexity diagnostics laboratory, has announced availability of the RestoreU™ Dementia Panel throughout Texas and Oklahoma. RestoreU is a risk assessment and care plan service created by uMETHOD Health, a health technology company specializing in precision medicine for chronic diseases, to help physicians close care gaps for patients with cognitive decline. RestoreU's Assistive AI improves care for individuals suffering from chronic diseases like Alzheimer's with multiple underlying medical causes. It creates…READ MORE

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Alzheimer’s is a disease of data. The disease doesn’t have what we typically react to quickly: There is no pain, no blood, no pus, no rash, no dry mouth, nothing is visibly out of kilter.  Yet, Alzheimer’s disease generally starts its destruction 20 years before symptoms (most notably memory loss) are acknowledged. There can be more than 50 treatable causes to be dealt with simultaneously. More than half of the…READ MORE

Raleigh-based uMethod was founded in 2013 to help doctors treat patients suffering from cognitive problems like dementia and Alzheimer’s. The SaaS platform provides a service to doctors, who order blood tests for a patient suffering from cognitive decline in order to create a personalized AI-generated care plan.  AI collects data on patients from blood tests ordered by their doctor and devises a treatment plan by analyzing treatable causes such as infection, inflammation,…READ MORE

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Triangle Tweener Fund continues to provide fuel for the region’s startup ecosystem, cranking out 18 investments and adding 14 additional companies to its portfolio in the last three months. “This is up 20% year over year deal wise and 30% investment wise,” says Tweener fund founder and serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo. The fund was established last year and targets startups headquartered in the Research Triangle Park. So far…READ MORE

The quality of the food we eat can have profound effects on our health. Researchers have identified many links between the consumption of Western-style diets and several chronic diseases: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several types of cancer, and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). Someone with these eating habits tends to consume too much fast food, highly processed (or “junk”) foods, and sugary drinks, and does not eat enough…READ MORE

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK –  Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia have long been feared by many, especially those with first-hand experience. Vik Chandra, CEO and co-founder of uMETHOD is familiar with this disease having seen it in both his grandmother and mother-in-law. According to Chandra, there are 17 and a half million Medicare-aged patients somewhere on a spectrum of cognitive decline, and about 150,000 doctors across the country caring for these patients. He is passionate…READ MORE

Quest Diagnostics recently announced the nationwide availability of the RestoreU Dementia Panel, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk assessment and care service created by uMETHOD Health. In this video interview, Dr. Michael K. Racke, medical director for neurology at Quest Diagnostics, spoke to Stephen Wellman, director of content and strategy at LabPulse and The Science Advisory Board, about the challenges associated with identifying those who do not have Alzheimer's and may…READ MORE

Quest Diagnostics unveiled a new artificial intelligence-based test service in the U.S. that aims to help physicians improve the detection of dementia and create better outcomes for patients. Through a partnership with Raleigh, N.C.-based health technology company uMETHOD Health, the Secaucus-headquartered testing provider added the RestoreU Dementia Panel to its testing portfolio, according to a May 4 announcement. Dr. Michael Racke, Quest’s neurology medical director, said, “With so much attention on emerging therapies for…READ MORE

More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease — and one in three seniors dies with the disease, according to statistics from the Alzheimer’s Association. With so many different factors — genetics, lifestyle and environment — influencing a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s, many doctors are moving away from one-size-fits-all approaches and calling for more individualized treatments. It’s a concept known as precision medicine. And it’s what inspired a…READ MORE