Category: New products
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Polymer Boosts Insulin Speed, Stability
Researchers discovered a polymer compound added to insulin that in tests with pigs cuts insulin’s acting time in half and more than doubles its usable life.
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Glove-App System Translates Sign Language to Speech
University engineers designed a glove with electronic sensors that sends signals to a smartphone app to translate American Sign Language into audible speech.
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Crispr Heart Therapy Demonstrated in Monkeys
An experimental therapy using a precise gene editing technique is shown in lab monkeys to reverse the cause of a chronic form of heart disease.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 29 June 2020
We’re following advances in Covid-19 vaccines and therapies with the help of a tracking service created by BioRender, a scientific illustration software company.
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Trial to Test Stem Cells for Covid-19 Prevention
A company that collects and stores a person’s own stem cells for therapies later on says FDA cleared a clinical trial of donated stem cells to prevent Covid-19 infections.
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Single Sensor to Detect Covid-19, Flu in Works
A university engineering team is developing an electronic sensor to quickly detect and distinguish between Covid-19 and influenza viruses.
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Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Gene Therapy
Ultrasound waves are shown in tests with lab mice to increase the uptake of a gene therapy that invokes the immune system in treating solid tumor cancers.
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Fast Covid-19 Antibody Test Gets BARDA Funds
A company developing point-of-care diagnostics is receiving a federal government contract for a one-drop blood test that detects Covid-19 virus antibodies in five minutes.
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Covid-19 Vaccine and Therapy Tracker Designed
A science graphics software company offers an online dashboard for tracking development of vaccines and therapies for Covid-19 infections.
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Open-Source N95 Respirator Mask in the Works
An engineering partnership is designing a 3-D printed medical face mask needed by front-line health care workers, with its specifications soon to be made freely available.