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29/01/2026

From cell phones to cognitive breakthroughs… a fascinating look at how foundational research at the University of South Florida sparked a new approach to treating Alzheimer’s — now advancing through StartUp Health community member NeuroEM.

This article highlights the journey from basic science to translational innovation, showing how curiosity, persistence, and interdisciplinary thinking can lead to breakthrough neurotechnology. It’s the kind of story that reminds us innovation isn’t linear — it’s built one insight at a time.

Proud to see NeuroEM turning rigorous research into potential real-world impact for brain health.

🔗 https://bit.ly/45E2UlT

What began as a surprising experiment with cell phone-like signals has led to a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. Follow the decades-long research journey behind a head cap technology that helped one patient regain her memory – and could transform brain health for millions.

29/01/2026

🔥 "Radiologists with AI will replace radiologists without AI" - Dr. Rasu Shrestha just flipped Vinod Khosla's famous prediction on its head!⁣
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The future isn't about AI replacing doctors. It's about empowering the ones who embrace it. 🚀⁣
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🌟 An all-star panel at StartUp Health’s Apollo House explores how AI, data, and human intention are reshaping the modern health stack and accelerating health moonshots. Senior leaders from AWS, NVIDIA, Amazon, Labcorp, and Advocate Health offered a rare, cross-sector view of how superintelligence is moving healthcare from theory to practice – and what this moment demands of builders and institutions alike to keep care human as technology scales.⁣
Watch the full video ⤵️⁣
https://www.startuphealth.com/startup-health-blog/inside-the-apollo-house-panel-rebuilding-the-modern-health-stack-in-the-age-of-superintelligence⁣
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29/01/2026

💰 Breakthrough funding for brain health innovation!

StartUp Health Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community member CraniUS Therapeutics has closed a $20M Series B round to advance its NeuroPass platform toward future commercialization. This capital will accelerate development of technologies designed to improve diagnosis and care for neurological conditions — bringing us closer to tools that could transform lives affected by Alzheimer’s and related diseases.

Congratulations to the CraniUS team on this milestone and the momentum ahead!

🔗 https://prn.to/3NWa5j3

/PRNewswire/ -- CraniUS Therapeutics LLC, a privately held neurotechnology company, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series B financing to...

28/01/2026

🤝 Exciting partnership news. StartUp Health community member Virta Health is teaming up with Texicare to offer a free virtual care option for Type 2 diabetes reversal — making evidence-based metabolic health support more accessible than ever.

This collaboration underscores how scalable virtual care models can expand access, improve outcomes, and help more people reverse chronic disease.

🔗 https://bwnews.pr/3ZE8Jfu

28/01/2026

🎉 This week, StartUp Health community member Salvo Health announced a Series A round to scale its AI-enabled hybrid care model for gastrointestinal and metabolic care, helping providers deliver continuous, more efficient treatment beyond the clinic.

📈 The round anchored a blockbuster week in global health innovation funding, with massive raises across AI, digital care delivery, biotech, and medical infrastructure spanning the US, Europe, and India.

Read on Health Transformer Journal ⤵️
https://www.startuphealth.com/startup-health-blog/salvo-health-raises-series-a-for-gi-and-metabolic-care-startup-health-insights-week-of-jan-27-2026

28/01/2026

👏 Exciting leadership news from StartUp Health community member AdhereTech!

AdhereTech has appointed Jeremy Gilbert as CEO to accelerate growth across clinical trials and commercial medication adherence programs. With his experience scaling health tech and driving impact, this leadership addition positions AdhereTech to expand its mission of improving medication adherence and patient outcomes.

Looking forward to what’s ahead!

🔗 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260127294118/en/AdhereTech-Appoints-Jeremy-Gilbert-as-CEO-to-Accelerate-Growth-Across-Clinical-Trials-and-Commercial-Adherence-Programs

28/01/2026

Silicon Valley's "$400M founder" headlines are mostly fiction 📰⁣
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Esther Dyson breaks it down: liquidation preferences, cap tables, and the reality that most "worth" is just paper until it's not 💸⁣
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Timing and luck play bigger roles than we admit 🎯⁣
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Watch the full intimate conversation as StartUp Health Co-founder Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health Impact Board member, investor, and thinker Esther Dyson to explore her forthcoming book on term limits, abundance, and what it really means to live a meaningful life in an era of superintelligence.⁣
🔗 https://youtu.be/cZDgQukm1v0

28/01/2026

🏥 Mind-blowing stat: 70% of mental health care happens in primary care offices, not therapy rooms.⁣
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But here's the problem - time-pressed doctors often default to meds when many patients might not need them.⁣
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What if we could change this? 💭⁣
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See the full conversation as StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, shares why integrated behavioral care must live inside primary care, how virtual models remove access barriers, and what it takes to scale evidence-based care where patients already seek help.⁣
🔗 https://youtu.be/GOwWnY7N2qA

28/01/2026

We're entering the era of "generative science" - AI that can predict solutions across physics, chemistry, and biology better than the human brain! 🧬🔬⁣
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Imagine solving the unsolvable by democratizing intelligence the same way we democratized computing. The future of healthcare innovation is here! 🚀⁣
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🎯 This clip is part of a full Fireside Chat recorded in front of a live virtual audience of StartUp Health community members, Unity Stoakes sat down with Vishal Vasishth, Co-founder & Managing Director of Obvious Ventures. Listeners get to hear not only Vishal’s insights on purpose-driven investing but also questions from community members who joined the conversation in real time.⁣
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27/01/2026

💪 A powerful story of transformation! Business Insider highlights how everyday changes — supported by StartUp Health community member Virta Health’s personalized metabolic care platform — helped one man lose weight, improve his health, and beat sedentary habits.

This kind of real-world impact shows the promise of sustainable, human-centered approaches to metabolic health and disease reversal — not just managing symptoms, but changing lives.

➡️ https://www.businessinsider.com/sedentary-man-weight-loss-success-simple-strategies-2026-1

Jerry Clark says he's transformed his tastebuds, changed his portion sizes, and made fitness a non-negotiable.

27/01/2026

📢 Insightful thought piece by StartUp Health community member Dr. Chris Gallagher of Access TeleCare on the future of telemedicine policy.

Dr. Gallagher makes the case that 2026 could be the year telehealth becomes permanently embedded in care delivery, driven by its ability to increase access, support clinical workflows, and extend expert care into settings that need it most. A timely perspective as the industry navigates regulatory evolution and real-world impact.

A must-read for anyone tracking the next chapter of virtual care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4k0zOCV

27/01/2026

👏 Big milestone for StartUp Health community member GO-Pen!

Celebrating the progress of a user-driven design process that reflects real needs, real feedback, and real impact for people who still rely on syringes for insulin delivery. This kind of grounded innovation — powered by AI and real user insight — is exactly the type of work that moves healthcare forward.

Proud to see GO-Pen continuing to lead with purpose and clarity.
https://bit.ly/49M5hFK

First shipment: GO-PEN is now on its way to users Today is a special day for us. The first GO-PEN units are leaving our facility, destined for Tunisia to support people managing insulin in their daily lives. Years of development and countless iterations have led to this moment. And now it all become...