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New ADA grant funds AI mobile tool to prevent teen diabetes (opens in a new tab)

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedThe American Diabetes Association awarded a three-year grant to Amanda Ziegler, PhD, at the University at Buffalo for a project to prevent diabetes in adolescents by making healthy living tools more accessible.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe grant supports "Translating and testing an evidence-based, AI-powered mobile health care model integration into clinical practice for adolescent weight management and diabetes prevention," using smartphone technologies, artificial intelligence-powered support tools, and electronic medical systems.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe PrevenTeen project will adapt methods from PreventScripts for adolescents, with components including a smartphone app, remote monitoring tools, personalized goal setting, and clinician-connected support to help teens build healthy eating and lifestyle habits.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe investigators plan to begin with an advisory board and small usability testing, then conclude with a randomized clinical trial of 72 teens with obesity who will receive either the PrevenTeen mobile intervention or enhanced usual care to assess obesity and cardiometabolic outcomes.View evidenceHide evidence

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Artificial Intelligence: A Beacon in Adolescent Mental Health Care

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