Akili Interactive Labs Inc. has kicked off a phase III study of its digital treatment for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) living in Japan, the first pivotal trial of its video game-based cognitive treatment outside the U.S. Conducted by Osaka-based Shionogi & Co. Ltd., this marks the first pivotal trial of Akili’s video game-based cognitive treatment outside the U.S.

PERTH, Australia – Tali Digital Ltd. inked a licensing deal worth A$51 million (US$37.5 million) for its new digital therapeutic that could be the first line in early intervention to treat the underlying conditions of attention deficit disorders. Akili Interactive Labs Inc. will hold an ongoing license to Tali’s technology to become the exclusive commercialization partner for all pediatric cognition products in the U.S.

KT Corp. took its first step into the digital therapies space by entering into an agreement with Neurosigma Inc. to develop electronic therapies to treat neurological and neuropsychological disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and epilepsy. KT will support the design and development of Neurosigma’s next-generation versions of external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) products that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), big data and cloud capabilities.

A new once-daily attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) drug developed by prodrug specialist Kempharm Inc. has won FDA approval under the brand name Azstarys. The medicine combines serdexmethylphenidate, Kempharm's prodrug of the CNS stimulant dexmethylphenidate, with immediate-release d-MPH, the core medicine in the now off-patent product Focalin, a refined formulation of Ritalin.

A genome-wide look at variants in RNA-binding proteins has revealed that such variants were disproportionately linked to the risk of multiple psychiatric disorders.