by Mayo Clinic News Network | Sep 11, 2020 | News
Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Signs Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking,...
by medicalxpress | Sep 10, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Virus
The head of the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental before large studies have finished and other countries...
by Emil Protalinski | Sep 7, 2020 | AI & Machine Learning, Medical Devices, News, Startups
Elon Musk-backed Neuralink shared a progress update late last week on its brain-computer interface. The implantable hardware platform was shown working in a pig named Gertrude. When Gertrude touched an object with her snout, neurons captured by Neuralink’s technology...
by Elise Reuter | Sep 4, 2020 | News, Pharmaceutical, Startups
Photo credit: GoodRx GoodRx’s app lets users search for self-pay discounts for prescriptions. goodrx In the deluge of digital health companies preparing to go public this summer, another one joined the ranks. A startup that helps users track the price of prescription...
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by Stephanie Baum | Sep 2, 2020 | Inspiration, Medical Devices, News, Startups
In an interview, Peter Meath, J.P. Morgan’s co-head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, says the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a bright light on the life sciences industry with startups raising venture funding at record...
by Paul Sawers | Sep 1, 2020 | Medical Devices, News
Exo, a medical technology startup developing a portable ultrasound device and accompanying AI-powered cloud platform, has raised $40 million in a round of funding. Ultrasound is used in hospitals to image soft tissue, with sound waves scanning muscles, tendons,...
