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Indian healthtech startups solve for everything but health
Abstract As of today, 90% of the Indian population is not aware they are suffering from chronic diseases.People are becoming sicker, heavier, metabolically unhealthy, depressed & infertile. Cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer with no preventative solutions while chronic kidney disease, impacting 10% of the Indian adult population, is detected at a late stage,
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We are not obese, we are Inflamed!
Abstract Over the last 10 years, obesity has skyrocketed with Calorie in-calorie out becoming the narrative & guiding principle to curb weight gain & obesity. As such we have seen a number of startups in weight loss space, whether it is institutionalised or trainer/coach led, propagating this narrative as the solution for weight gain woes.
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We are making human microbiome driven precision therapeutics, a preventative healthcare reality
Research on human microbiome- microorganisms living in various parts of the body, majorly in gut & mouth has sparked detailed investigations into what an individual needs to be healthy. More so as 99% of the genes expressed inside our body are microbial. Increasing interest in precision medicine & finding alternative/supplement solutions to symptom management plagued
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Cellular mechanism to improve Health Span
Abstract As we age, we always look for signs of getting older, be it wrinkles on face, white hair or cracks on joints. The reality of life is we all grow old. What if we could fight this race against aging? The starting point is to embrace the fact that chronological age is different from
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PROTEBA-A data driven computational biology platform for precision nutrition
Abstract In the present business & consumer context, data is the king & this applies to every sector including healthcare. Over the last few decades with full scale access of research & technology available to our healthcare practitioners, the healthcare delivery & diagnostic data has taken leaps & bounds to get a picture of post
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Industry’s first & only system biology platform for healthcare practitioners- BIACESS
Abstract As of today 90% of healthcare Dollars are spent on chronic diseases while our healthcare system as we see today has been designed to address episodic & infectious diseases & those requiring acute care. The healthcare system, at best, can manage symptoms of chronic diseases & to some extent make them more bearable, but
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Oral Microbiome: The unsung Hero
Mouth is the gateway for overall health! What starts in the mouth does not stay there, it spreads across different organs & tissues. Still most clinical dentistry interventions are focussed on managing symptoms associated with oral health issues which includes tooth fillings, addressing cavities & operating procedures. Besides, the current dental practices have failed to
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Future of Healthcare: AI + Molecular Data Driven Precision Medicine
Abstract We humans have been explorers for a long time. We have always been looking to explore new places & civilisations, but we never felt a need to understand the deep rooted ecosystem of organisms living on & inside of our body-trillions of microbes. These groups of microbes, also referred to as microbiota, are similar
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Where is our healthcare sector headed?
Rather than leveraging science & technology along with data driven personalisation to understand the path that drives an individual to develop a disease & finding therapeutics/nutrition to eliminate the pro-inflammatory molecules before the disease occur, we are still focussed on managing the existing disease we already have. One case in point is pointless promotion &
