A new company called World View is entering the public markets with stratospheric balloons for Earth observation and tourism. The firm, which aims to create what it refers to as “the stratosphere economy,” announced on Friday that it would merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Leo Holdings Corp. II …
Read More »Kickboxing sessions, sleep meditation, and more will be added to Apple Fitness+
For the new year, Apple has revealed that its Fitness+ service will add new kickboxing workouts, a sleep meditation theme, artist spotlights, and more. Kickboxing will be added by the organization on January 9. Every workout will begin with a unique round of moves, followed by a final round that …
Read More »Here’s how clinical expertise may be incorporated into the business models of digital health firms
According to early indicators, funding for digital health startups decreased so drastically in Q4 2022 that it was almost at levels last seen in 2019. However, the monetary figures don’t convey the entire picture. It matters just as much how you expand as a digital healthcare business as it does …
Read More »WHO “Very Concerned” About Rise In COVID-19 Cases in China
According to reports of rising COVID-19 cases and overburdened healthcare systems in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) is “extremely worried,” according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The declaration follows horrifying photographs and videos from the typically secretive country, which show hospitals and funeral homes struggling to handle what …
Read More »V7 spends $33M to automate computer vision AI model training data
Ironically, creating such AI faces a significant scalability issue. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to assist, and perhaps even replace, humans in carrying out routine jobs and solving challenges that humans have been unable to address. It has to source and absorb ever-larger data troves because it is only as good …
Read More »For their tiny medication delivery robots, Bionaut Labs receives $43.2 million
In March 2021, Bionaut Labs, which was established in 2017, came out of hiding with the intention of commercializing years of medication delivery robot research. The Los Angeles-based business today announced a $43.2 million Series B investment round as a follow-up to its first $20 million funding announcement, bringing its …
Read More »Ibuprofen: How Does It Work?
You may learn everything you need to know about this well-known painkiller from the Institute of Human Anatomy.
Read More »Researchers have identified the brain cells that control appetite
Like anything else in our bodies our appetite is controlled by cells in our brains. They tell us when we are hungry, when we need to eat and when we are full. Unfortunately not everybody has properly functioning cells and their brain doesn’t correctly signal to them that they are …
Read More »Avocado seed husks might be able to fight cancer
Avocados are awesome right? They make a brilliant dipping sauce, go great with salmon and are super healthy to boot. It is so good that it apparently prevents millennials from buying homes. It seems that Avocado was hiding another super power from us all this time. Scientists believe that avocado …
Read More »A low calorie diet may slow the aging process
Scientists have found yet another reason for you to put down that double bacon cheese burger. Studies conducted in mice to understand how the role of stem cells change as individuals age has shown that a low calorie diet may slow the aging process. The study revealed that our Stem …
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