Bold, a Los Angeles-based company offering a healthy aging platform for older adults, closed a $17 million Series A funding round. The startup seeks to improve the health of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through personalized exercise programs designed to prevent falls, decrease musculoskeletal pain and boost physical activity levels.

CEO and Co-founder Daniel Oliver share how he and his co-founder started the company and their vision for treating age-related conditions.

Unity Biotechnology’s corporate restructuring is a cash-saving move that allows the company to focus resources on its lead program, a drug in Phase 2 testing for diabetic macular edema and wet age-related macular degeneration. Unity previously restructured in 2020 following the Phase 2 failure of its osteoarthritis drug.

Private markets see significant opportunity in supporting Americans through their senior years, but from a human perspective, the business of aging too often falls short of delivering solutions that meet fundamental societal needs.

During the Digital Health Summit at CES, Best Buy Health president Asheesh Saksena and GreatCall CEO David Inns talked about how technology like the smart home can be used to help seniors live independently.

Last year, the retailer appointed Aeesh Saksena as president of Best Buy Health and added two individuals from the healthcare sector — Eugene Woods and Cindy Kent — to its board of directors.

The report from the venture capital firm looks at how startups are innovating within the senior care space, particularly when it comes to caregiving, clinical insights and financial planning.

At the Connected Health Conference in Boston, panelists discussed thoughts and ideas to take into consideration when creating technology for older people.

Private equity firm GTCR originally acquired GreatCall, which provides products like the “Jitterbug” phones for seniors, last year.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.

Two peer-selected startups — Advocatia and TCARE — have been named finalists of the program, which zeroes in on companies that address the needs of the aging population.

Firm invests $5 million in preclinical company developing drugs for age-related degenerative diseases.

During an earnings call last week, CEO Hubert Joly said the company is testing a service called Assured Living that utilizes tech to help older people stay healthy while at home.

The 10 startups that made the cut for Health: US 2018, the venture development program headed up by Village Capital and Kaiser Permanente, seek to address the needs of America’s aging population.

Generator Ventures, a firm that invests in health tech for seniors to support aging in place, led the round and existing investors also took part, according to ActiveProtective CEO Drew Lakatos.

Note that reversing the aging process is a far cry from ensuring that one’s twilight years are not miserable and undignified.