Rani Therapeutics (San Jose, California) is working on a delivery system for insulin that could provide relief for millions of people who must undergo regular painful injections to deal with conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis.

When my father had a serious fall last month, I was tasked with playing a much larger role in his health. I had heard stories about people taking care of their parents - some were horror stories - but my particular story is turning out to be a bit different. That's mostly because of electronic health records - and a program that allows me to monitor my father's medications and make sure his prescriptions are up to date. The other part is because my father finally trusted me enough to see his passwords - but that's another story. But now...

There's a shift in thinking when it comes down to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Physicians are looking for ways to detect the neurological disease earlier, so that treatments can have a much stronger impact. NeuroVision Imaging (Sacramento, California) is in the process of developing a simple eye test that could possibly be able to detect changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.