Category: New products
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Umbilical Cord Blood Evaluated for Autism Treatment
Results from a clinical trial show infusions of a child’s own umbilical cord blood are safe for treating autism spectrum disorder, and provide initial signs of effectiveness.
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Prodrugs Designed to Better Target Cancer Therapies
A delivery mechanism is being developed to package cancer drugs in a nanoscale precursor state that reacts only in tumor regions, to protect against adverse effects.
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Artificial Pancreas Shown Feasible for Young Children
An integrated system combining a glucose monitor and insulin pump to simulate the human pancreas is shown to be feasible for young children with type 1 diabetes.
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Triple-Drug Inhaler Shown to Cut COPD Attacks
Results from a year-long clinical trial show that an inhaler with three types of drugs reduces the number of COPD attacks compared to a common single-drug inhaler.
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Enhanced Gene Therapy Boosts Anti-Tumor Response
Gene therapies delivered with electronic pulses were shown in lab mice to increase production of natural immune-system proteins and reduce melanoma, or advanced skin cancer, tumors.
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Zika DNA Vaccine Begins Clinical Trial
A new clinical trial is underway testing a Zika vaccine that uses genetically-engineered DNA to generate an immune response against the disease.
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Univ. Spin-Off Designing Heart Disease Screening App
A spin-off enterprise from Massachusetts Institute of Technology is creating a system using a smartphone camera to detect heart rhythm problems that lead to a stroke.
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Climate-Resistant Oilseed Crop Plant Developed
An academic-industry team developed a new crop plant variety that produces cooking oil like rapeseed or canola, but in a warmer and dryer climate.
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Diet Enhancing Gut Microbes Shown to Slow Type 1 Diabetes
A diet that produces certain short-chain fatty acids in the gut is shown in lab mice to support the immune system and slow the onset of type 1 diabetes.
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T-Cell Therapy Trial Begins for Autoimmune Diseases
A biotechnology company began testing on humans an experimental drug to increase healthy T-cells in the immune system for people with autoimmune disorders.