New cell therapy can repair damaged tissue after heart failure

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New cell therapy can repair damaged tissue after heart failure

by Warp Institute | Jun 16, 2022 | Health Tech

Heart failure affects 60 million people in the world annually and in Sweden alone, affects 60,000 people.Heart failure affects people who have had a heart attack in which millions of heart muscle cells have died and been replaced by fibrotic scar tissue. This tissue...

App helps you exercise more and prevent disease

by Warp Institute | Jun 14, 2022 | Health Tech

Physical activity can prevent a number of diseases such as stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, and depression. It is so effective that healthcare institutions nowadays prescribe physical activity on prescription, FaR. But the best suited activity level depends on the...

Existing drugs also work against sleep apnea

by Warp Institute | Jun 12, 2022 | Health Tech

Those who suffer from sleep apnea get short, repeated interruptions in breathing when they sleep. Something that makes them tired and unfocused during the day. The treatment often consists of those who suffer being allowed to sleep with a special mask or splint that...

Tiny implant could turn back the clock for Parkinson’s patients

by Warp Institute | Jun 11, 2022 | Health Tech, Innovation

A small implant can make life a lot easier for people with Parkinson's, reports the BBC.In a trial at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, UK, 25 patients had a small battery implanted in the skull and then electrodes were pulled from the battery to the brain. The...

Warp Impact: The headset that treats depression with brain stimulation

by Warp Institute | Jun 10, 2022 | Health Tech, Health Impact

"Neuralink gets a lot of attention for its implants in the brain and it is an extremely exciting, but non-invasive brain stimulation that we work with that also has great potential. A lot happens in how you can reach different parts of the cerebral cortex to get...

Tailor-made treatments – the next step in the fight against MS

by Warp Institute | Jun 10, 2022 | Health Tech

MS is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system. People who get MS can suffer from emotional disturbances, difficulty walking and keeping their balance and problems with their vision.There is currently no cure for MS...