Category: New products
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Portable On-Demand Biologic Production System Designed
A device that produces small batches of biological drugs, down to a single dose, was shown to generate two different biopharmaceuticals under lab conditions.
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Gene Therapy Designed for Muscle Wasting Disease
Researchers devised a treatment for a cancer-related muscle wasting disease using gene transfers that in lab mice block signals promoting muscle degradation.
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Trial Underway Testing Stem Cells to Treat Alzheimer’s
An intermediate-stage clinical trial is recruiting participants to test donated stem cells as a treatment for mild-moderate dementia from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nanoparticles, Peroxide Boost Tooth Decay Prevention
Adding iron oxide nanoparticles to hydrogen peroxide is shown to reduce the build-up of bacterial films on teeth, preventing cavities from forming in lab rats.
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Patch Delivers Gene, Drug, Heat Therapies to Colon Tumors
Engineers developed a hydrogel patch with three types of therapy applied directly to tumors in the colon, which in lab mice caused cancer to go into remission.
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Microneedle System Designed for Drug Monitoring
Researchers designed a device that measures drug concentrations in patients with tiny microneedles on the skin rather than frequent invasive blood tests.
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Common Antibodies Found for Multi-Virus Flu Vaccine
A team at National Institutes of Health discovered three types of antibodies that can neutralize a variety of influenza viral strains infecting humans.
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Online Concierge: A New Service Shows the Way
Way.com bills itself as an online concierge service providing reservations for dining, entertainment, attractions, and parking for travelers and locals alike.
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Software Developed to Quantify Single Cells Over Time
A team of computational biologists and engineers in Europe developed software that analyzes the growth and changes in individual cells over time.
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Stem Cells, Gene Therapy Produce Replacement Joint Cartilage
A process combining stem cells, industrial weaving, and gene therapy to grow replacement cartilage for osteoarthritis also prevents inflammation from returning.