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First Human Receives Brain Implant From Neuralink, Elon Musk Says

Nickie Louise Posted On January 29, 2024

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink just achieved a groundbreaking milestone by becoming the first company to successfully implant its device into a human brain. Musk shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying that the first human patient […]

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup, quietly raises $43M in additional funding

Daniel Levi Posted On November 25, 2023

Neuralink, a brain implant startup founded by Elon Musk, has raised $43 million in additional funding, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The startup is developing implantable wireless chips that can read brain waves and […]

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Scientists reverse diabetes in mice by hacking human cells to make insulin

Daniel Levi Posted On June 5, 2023

In an exciting breakthrough, scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York have successfully repurposed human stomach cells, turning them into insulin-releasing tissues that respond to elevated blood sugar levels. This discovery holds great potential for enabling individuals, especially those […]

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AI can now predict the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy

Nickie Louise Posted On February 7, 2023

For many years, discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) were confined to tech circles. But the sudden popularity of ChatGPT has brought generative AI into the limelight after OpenAI’s dialogue-based AI chatbot hit 1 million users in five days. Since its […]

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Pfizer in talks to buy sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics for $5 billion, report

Nickie Louise Posted On August 5, 2022

With billions of dollars from the covid vaccine windfall, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is reportedly in late-stage negotiations to buy the drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) for $5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The acquisition is part of Pfizer’s effort […]

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Personalized med device startup Enhatch, Holo-Light partners to launch new AR/VR streaming platform for surgical training

Daniel Levi Posted On June 23, 2022

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are two of the most underrated technologies with a lot of potential ranging from their application in education and learning to medicine. It is estimated that 32% of companies would incorporate this technology to […]

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Precision medicine startup Variantyx lands $41.5M in funding to treat rare diseases using whole-genome sequencing

Daniel Levi Posted On February 14, 2022

One in ten Americans suffers from a rare disease, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The agency found that there are approximately 7,000 rare diseases affecting between 25 and 30 million Americans. That’s why Framingham, Mass-based Precision medicine startup Variantyx is […]

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World’s first remote tattoo: This woman gets the world’s first real-time remote tattoo powered by 5G-powered robotic arm needles

Nickie Louise Posted On November 27, 2021

The 5G revolution is here. Unlike the existing 4G wireless technology, 5G is significantly faster with speed as high 20 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) peak data rates and more than 100 Megabits-per-second (Mbps) average data rates. At this blazingly fast speed, 5G now paves […]

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Pfizer CEO says people will likely need a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated; followed by annual COVID-19 shot

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2021

Just like the yearly flu shots, people who are already vaccinated will likely need a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within a year of being inoculated. That was according to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. He added that it’s possible that people will […]

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AppliedVR secures $29M in funding to use virtual reality to treat chronic pain that is estimated to cost America $635 billion a year

Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2021

Chronic pain currently affects approximately one-third of all Americans and estimated to cost as much as $635 billion each year, making it more expensive than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. While most people, especially seniors, have relied on pharmacological interventions […]

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Biotech startup Variantyx raises $20M in funding for whole-genome sequencing method to treat rare diseases

Nickie Louise Posted On March 15, 2021

DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of a living thing. The genome of every organism, be it bacteria, virus, potato, human, is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence that […]

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New Oxford University study found that common asthma inhaler reduces COVID-19 by 90% in severe covid symptoms; Researchers say the effect is “equivalent to the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines”

Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2021

A new study led by researchers at Oxford University and Queensland University Medical found that a commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for COVID-19 patients if given within seven days of […]

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Forget about coronavirus, Bill Gates says bioterrorism and climate change are the next biggest threats

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2021

Back in October 2020, we wrote about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after he warned that climate change is “even scarier” than the COVID-19 pandemic. The once world’s richest person warned at the time that the ‘shutdown’ was ‘nowhere near sufficient’ […]

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WHO now says it’s “extremely unlikely” coronavirus leaked from the Chinese lab

Nickie Louise Posted On February 9, 2021

What a difference a year makes. Remember back in April 2020 when high-level U.S. government sources said they believe coronavirus originated from the Wuhan Virology laboratory? At the time, the U.S. government officials said: “The United States now has high confidence that […]

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