Mahalo develops digital cognitive health solutions that enable people to assess, monitor and strengthen their brain health to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias. Our solutions are built on a digital platform, enabling convenient and remote cognitive testing from the privacy of home. Mahalo's approach is focused on preserving and strengthening cognitive health now as opposed to managing its decline later.
Our products are available to businesses, universities, researchers, and health organizations to provide to individuals.
The FINGER study (The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) was a multi-year study of 1,200 adults at risk for cognitive decline. People who engaged in a multi-domain lifestyle intervention, including diet, exercise, and cognitive training, demonstrated improved cognitive performance.
This landmark study provides strong scientific evidence that targeted intervention can positively impact cognition over time – even in people who are at risk for decline. The FINGER study has been adapted on a global scale, with clinical studies taking place in multiple countries. Read more about World Wide FINGERS.
Our Cognitive Health Program is modeled after the multi-domain intervention that was proven to be effective in the FINGER study. Six lifestyle-related domains are included in our program, all of which are considered modifiable risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer's.
We have developed a clinically-validated suite of cognitive assessments that leverage eye-tracking technology. These digital assessments, taken regularly and over time, can serve as an early detection tool for identifying cognitive changes early.
Our technology uses the groundbreaking research of renowned
neuroscientist, Dr. Stuart Zola, whose breakthrough clinical study on Alzheimer's
Disease showed that eye movements, tracked through a camera, reveal important data
about the state of our cognitive health and its potential for decline in the
future.
Our assessments measure multiple cognitive domains (and the brain has many!) and provide a detailed report of one's cognitive condition.
The rate at which you take in new information, reach judgment on it, and formulate a response. For example, seeing a car run a light and responding by slamming on the brakes.
The ability to recognize previously encountered events, objects, or people. When you see a face at a coffee shop and remember it’s the guy who sat behind you in high school geometry, that’s recognition memory.
The process of learning the link between items and concepts. Some examples are learning a new coworker's name, or learning that the sound of a siren means an emergency vehicle is near.
Related to Associative Learning, this is the ability to remember the relationship between items. For example, smelling smoke and knowing that something must be burning on the stove, or walking down your street and knowing that this is where you live.
Your ability to control your thoughts and actions. For example, not looking at your phone while you are getting important work done, or stopping yourself from eating that second slice of chocolate cake.
Your ability to process information.
Examples include listening to your partner in a restaurant while ignoring everyone else (selective attention), watching a movie (sustained attention), talking to a passenger while driving (divided attention), or reading a recipe and cooking a meal (alternating attention).
Your ability to get tasks done. Planning a vacation, organizing household items, switching your thoughts from one task on your to-do list to another are all examples of executive function.
Mahalo's Cognitive digital program leverages the latest neuroscience and technology to make remote testing accurate and accessible. Learn more about our products:
Our clinically-validated assessments are designed for professionals to administer for remote testing
We use the latest neuroscience and technology to develop digital assessments that reliably and remotely assess one's current cognitive condition.
Using the computer's built-in camera, our proprietary eye tracking technology captures robust, multi-modal data to reveal important insights about one's cognition and detect changes early.
We've designed our cognitive assessments to be convenient and easy to use, so you can administer testing remotely to your customers at-home or in-clinic. All you need is internet access.
Our mobile app is designed for individuals to assess, monitor, and strengthen their cognitive health from the comfort of their own home.
Mahalo's Cognitive Health Program is a unique benefit to offer your customers to help them manage their brain health as they get older. Studies show that individuals can reduce their risk of cognitive decline and even strengthen their cognition through regular monitoring and targeted behavioral change.
Exams are backed by rigorous scientific research
Administer exams remotely, in-clinic or at-home
Friendly design, based on countless hours of UX research
Multi-modal data capture for longitudinal monitoring
Certified and secure systems to ensure your privacy
Currently, there is no cure for dementia-related diseases like Alzheimer's. Clinical trials in the past two decades have seen 146 failures with only 4 drugs approved for Alzheimer's treatment1. These FDA-approved drugs only treat the symptoms of the disease2. None of these drugs can slow or stop progression of the disease and symptoms often return over time.
So, what can you do?
It's not rocket science, but it is brain science. Mahalo invests in and leverages the latest neuroscience research to deliver convenient, digital solutions to help businesses and individuals better manage their cognitive health for customers and themselves.
1. Stone, G. (2018). Researching Alzheimer’s medicines: Setbacks and stepping stones. Retrieved from Alzheimer’s Disease International website: https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/de...
2. Mayo Clinic. (2019, April 19). Alzheimer's: Drugs help manage symptoms. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/dis...
