About Quabra
The founders of Quabra have been touched by Alzheimer’s.
After their father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Jonathan and Ben wanted a tool that would help them identify any indication of declining cognitive health. Searching did not uncover a reliable, at-home, testing system that would give them confidence in testing.
Lisa’s husband was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at an early age. As his caregiver, Lisa found that she not only had unique insights into beneficial ways to care for her husband, but also that she had a voice that thousands of others wanted to hear. After her husband’s passing, Lisa continues to advocate for caregivers and provide much needed expertise to anyone touched by dementia and Alzheimer’s.
In early 2024, Lisa, Jonathan, and Ben met with a common goal; Build the tool that Jonathan and Ben want, and distribute it to the wold to continue Lisa’s goals to empower everyone to fight Alzheimer’s.
How Quabra Works
Quabra’s concept is simple; monthly (or as often as you’d like) mini-quizzes are constantly assessed to identify changes in the user’s cognitive abilities. When a change is identified the user is notified so that they can take the next steps.
Quabra uses a modified version of the MoCA assessment, reengineered to work in a solo setting (so it does not require someone to conduct the test). Quabra’s algorithms adjust to match the user’s capabilities. The system watches response times, but also identifies how close the user gets to correct answers (instead of a binary right or wrong). Users are scored in several modalities to get granular data to help identify any issues as early as possible.
The data that Quabra generates will be used to continue to fine-tune both future questions, but also to reassess scoring and to continue to improve detection as more users use the system and more research is done.
The Quabra Timeline
Quabra is more than an idea, but also not a complete app. The team is currently working on funding to make sure that we can not only provide testing for no-cost, but also to continually improve the testing methodology and detection.
Early Access
(available starting in 2024) Quabra’s initial launch will allow users to test themselves using a modified MoCA test.
During early access the testing methodology and assessments will be adjusted to tune the system to improve accuracy.
We estimate that Quabra will require about two years of adjustments and tuning.
Version 1.0
(available in 2026)
Quabra will officially launch when the team is confident in the detection algorithms have been well tested and vetted by the medical community.
Our goal is to be the first line of defense when it comes to cognitive health, and that can only happen with high confidence in our testing.