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Global Wellness News™ | February 22nd, 2024

Can You Solve Loneliness? These Startups Are Betting On It.

Entrepreneurs focused on social connection are popping up around the country amid what medical practitioners are calling an epidemic.
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London-based Samphire Neuroscience raises €2.1 million to launch wearable that targets PMS and menstrual pain

Medtech startup Samphire Neuroscience secured €2.1 million in pre-seed funding to launch Nettle, their medical-grade neurostimulation wearable.
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Why investors are warming up to hot springs

The market for hot springs resorts is heating up in the United States. | Growing demand for wellness offerings is attracting significant capital.

The Pursuit of Longevity

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Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megaprojects are so expensive that even its oil riches may not be enough

Saudi Arabia is starting to sell debt again and offload more Aramco shares to help fund projects such as the Neom desert megacity, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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