Category: New products
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DNA Storage Company Gains $24M in New Funds
A maker of high-density chip devices storing data with nucleic acids similar to DNA is raising $24 million in its second venture financing round.
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Smart Walking System Wins Multiple Sclerosis Challenge
A company developing systems to assist with walking is the winner of a competition for innovations to help people with multiple sclerosis.
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New Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine Trial Begins
A clinical trial is underway testing a new Covid-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA, developed by biotech company Translate Bio and drug maker Sanofi.
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Trial Tests Microbiome Effect on Covid-19 Vaccines
A clinical trial is underway assessing the impact of gut microbes on immune responses generated by vaccines protecting against Covid-19 disease.
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In-Body Gene Editing Tested as Sickle Cell Treatment
Tests with lab mice show the feasibility of editing genes in blood-forming stem cells in bone marrow as a potential treatment for sickle cell disease.
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CEPI Funding SARS-CoV-2 Variant Vaccines
CEPI, an international consortium, is funding development of vaccines to protect against SARS-CoV-2 mutations, starting with B.1.351 discovered in Brazil.
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Trial Shows Electronic Treatments Slow Brain Decline
Results from a clinical trial show treatments of electronic audio and visual impulses slow cognitive and functional decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Carb-X Funds Vaccine Against Resistant Staph Infections
An international consortium is funding a vaccine to prevent increasingly resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections found in health care facilities.
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Multiple Solid-Tumor Immunotherapy Trial Underway
A clinical trial is underway testing an immunotherapy for several types of stubborn solid tumor cancer, based on research in university labs.
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Tools to Game Effectively on Apple Devices
Here are four tools Apple fans will require to game effectively.