Lumen raises $62 million to measure metabolism through breath | CTech

Lumen raises  million to measure metabolism through breath | CTech

Israeli company Lumen, which has developed a wearable device to measure metabolism through respiration, announced Thursday that it has raised $62 million in a Series B funding round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Participating investors include Disruptive VC, Unorthodox Ventures, Hanwha Group, Resolute Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, and Almeda Ventures. Lumen, which employs about 110 people, … Read more

Green Mediterranean diet helps keep brain young, Israeli study finds

Green Mediterranean diet helps keep brain young, Israeli study finds

Photo: Shutterstock The Ben-Gurion University-led study represents one of the largest and longest brain MRI scans in the world, and shows how consuming plants and minimal amounts of red and processed meats significantly reduces age-related brain atrophy (function (appid, lang) { (function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js … Read more