Category: New products
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Start-Up Formed to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Drugs
A new enterprise is being formed to develop non-addictive drugs for chronic pain that use different biochemical processes than opioid pain relievers.
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Lab-On-Chip Device Simulates Tumor Microenvironment
Biomedical engineers designed a device that simulates the supportive environment in which tumors grow, and in tests was shown to work as well as lab mice for assessing cancer drugs.
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Report – 126 Alzheimer’s Drugs in Clinical Trials
A foundation supporting research on new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease says clinical trials now underway are testing 126 potential therapies for the disorder.
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Artificial Beta Cells Shown to Produce Insulin as Needed
A biomedical engineering team developed artificial beta cells that in animal tests perform similar to natural cells in the pancreas to produce insulin as needed for controlling blood glucose levels.
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Phone-Based Lupus Home Test Kit in Development
A home test kit using smartphone imaging is being created by biomedical engineers to detect kidney inflammation caused by lupus, an autoimmune disorder.
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Blood-Thinning Drugs Linked with Lower Dementia Risk
People with irregular heart rhythms given anti-coagulation drugs to reduce their risk of stroke were also less likely to develop dementia than their counterparts not receiving blood-thinners.
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Univ. Lab, Company Broaden Bacterial Vaccine Impact
Researchers from University at Buffalo and a campus spin-off enterprise devised a way to expand the scope of anti-bacterial vaccines, as shown in tests with lab animals.
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Contact Lens Devised to Measure Glaucoma Eye Pressure
Engineers in the U.K. developed a soft contact lens that in a clinical study shows it can reliably track changes in pressure inside the eye, a key factor in glaucoma.
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Live Skin Bacteria Shown to Control Acne
First results of a clinical trial show a spray-on formulation of live bacteria reduced the amount and severity of acne in people with mild to moderate cases of the condition.
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Snake-Like Intelligent Robot in Development
An engineering team is creating a self-powered robot that can travel independently like a snake through uneven and cluttered surfaces, such as disaster sites.