Biotech & Health
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Luminate's hair-saving chemo helmet nears release, as new funding goes toward home cancer care | TechCrunch
Luminate’s wearable device for hair retention during chemotherapy treatment is getting the testing it needs for commercial release, but the…
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23andMe sees independent board directors quit en masse | TechCrunch
23andMe, the personal genomics company, went public in early 2021 via a merger with a blank check company that valued…
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Neuralink's 'breakthrough device' clearance from FDA does not mean they have cured blindness | TechCrunch
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, has received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean…
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Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval | TechCrunch
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday published approval for sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch Series 9, Series…
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DeepWell DTx receives FDA clearance for its therapeutic video game developer tools | TechCrunch
There’s something oddly refreshing about starting the day by solving the Wordle. According to DeepWell DTx, there’s a scientific explanation…
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XP Health grabs $32M to bring employees more affordable vision care | TechCrunch
Antonio Moraes, the grandson of a late prominent Brazilian billionaire, was never interested in joining the family-owned conglomerate of construction…
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Oura has acquired metabolic health startup Veri | TechCrunch
According to a recent FCC filing, the Oura Ring 4 is likely to launch any day now. In the meantime,…
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Neurode wants to treat and track ADHD symptoms through a wearable headband | TechCrunch
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects more than 366 million adults globally, according to a 2020 study, but beyond medicating…
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Here’s how the new AirPods Pro hearing test works | TechCrunch
TechCrunch demoed an incomplete version of Apple’s forthcoming Hearing Test app following Apple’s “Glowtime” event on Monday. The test shares…
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Formo gets investors' mouths watering with Koji protein-based animal-free cheese | TechCrunch
A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its…
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