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FDA approves video game for treating ADHD in kids

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BOSTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.The FDA said Monday the game built by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs can improve attention function.

The game, called EndeavorRx, requires a prescription and is designed for children ages 8 to 12 with certain symptoms of ADHD.

It's the first time the FDA has cleared a digital therapy for improving ADHD symptoms, and the first time the agency has ever authorized marketing of a game-based therapy for any condition.The FDA says it looked at data from multiple studies in more than 600 children.

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