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Viome Life Sciences acquires Naring Health and its subsidiaries

  • November 2, 2023
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Viome Life Sciences, maker of at-home tests for gut and immune system health, announced it has acquired digital health-and-wellness data company Naring Health, including its subsidiaries DiscernDX and Foodome.  Viome is split into two divisions, one selling consumer products like microbiome tests that provide diet recommendations and supplements, and the other focused on identifying biomarkers […]

Ford buys EV energy company AMP to improve charging and battery management

  • November 2, 2023
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In its latest effort to improve the EV ownership experience, Ford has acquired Auto Motive Power (AMP). Ford will use the energy solutions providers’ tech to improve EV charging and battery management. Founded in 2017, LA-based AMP provides hardware and software for several solutions, including EV charging, cloud solutions, and battery and energy management. AMP’s […]

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Anaesthesia tech precisely controls unconsciousness and may reduce side effects

  • November 2, 2023
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Researchers is the US have invented a closed-loop system based on brain state monitoring that accurately controls unconsciousness by automating doses of an anaesthetic drug every 20 seconds. The system could enable anaesthesiologists to deliver less medicine, maintaining exactly the right depth of unconsciousness while reducing postoperative cognitive side effects in vulnerable groups like the […]

Volvo launches new business unit to promote bidirectional charging

  • November 2, 2023
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EVs are not only emission-free ways of getting around town but also potential energy reservoirs sitting right in your garage, capable of powering up homes and appliances or giving back to the energy grid – at least, that is the dream for the bidirectional charging dreamers among us. And Volvo is looking to tap into […]

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South Yorks digital hub aims to tackle health inequality

  • November 2, 2023
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A new digital healthcare hub has been launched in South Yorkshire. Led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, the £4 million South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub aims to improve peoples’ health and quality of life by creating innovative digital health tools that fuse data from daily life activities with NHS data. The […]