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Prickly Pear Health will showcase how it’s helping women’s brain health at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prickly Pear Health, led by CEO Iman Clark, is a health tech startup focused on improving women’s brain health, particularly for women in their 30s to 50s experiencing hormonal changes that affect cognition. Clark’s inspiration came from her background working with neurodegenerative conditions and her discovery that women disproportionately suffer from Alzheimer’s, depression, anxiety, and migraines. Recognizing a gap in addressing women’s unique biology, Prickly Pear Health offers a voice-first, AI-powered companion that allows users to record daily reflections. The AI analyzes language and context to detect cognitive changes, integrating data from health trackers like Apple Health and Garmin to provide personalized insights. The company will showcase its technology at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco from October 27 to 29. Clark emphasizes that traditional care often misses early signs of brain health issues in midlife women, who are frequently dismissed or misdiagnosed. Prickly Pear Health aims to fill this gap by helping women recognize
IoTAIhealth-technologywearable-devicesbrain-healthwomen's-healthdigital-healthThe Hyperflexible People Who May Help Unlock Better Sleep Apnea Treatments
In 2023, Dr. Mitchell Miller, a sleep medicine specialist in Florida, encountered an atypical sleep apnea patient: a 33-year-old slender woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a genetic disorder causing hyperflexibility and tissue laxity. EDS patients have a sixfold increased risk of sleep apnea due to looseness in muscles and tissues that help keep the airway open during sleep. Miller diagnosed her with moderate to severe apnea and treated her with an experimental therapy called hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS), which involves implanting a device that sends electrical pulses to the nerve controlling tongue movement to prevent airway blockage. This approach led to a complete and lasting resolution of her sleep apnea symptoms over two years. The case highlights the need for better sleep apnea treatments beyond the standard continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, which many patients find uncomfortable or intolerable. Despite CPAP’s effectiveness, only about 30% of users maintain long-term adherence. HG
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