Month: September 2016
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Lung Tissue Grown in Lab from Stem Cells
Researchers in regenerative medicine at UCLA grew three-dimensional pieces of human lung tissue in lab cultures starting from stem cells.
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Challenge Seeks Health Technology Start-Ups
A new competition is seeking start-up enterprises worldwide to pitch their ideas for solving health care issues with technology directly to life sciences industry leaders.
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Small Business Grant Funds Natural Dyes Crop Research
A company making natural dyes for clothing and a plant science research center are discovering genomic processes to improve plants producing indigo, the dye giving blue jeans its color.
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Stem Cells Aid Motor Functions in Spinal Cord Patients
First results from a clinical trial show stem cell treatments help restore some arm and hand functioning in patients with complete cervical spinal cord injury.
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Computational Drug Discovery Company Launches
A new enterprise, Relay Therapeutics, is being formed for computer-driven discovery of new drugs based on the movements and interactions of protein molecules.
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Science News Service Hacked, Taken Offline
14 September 2016. EurekAlert, an online scientific news distribution service, was taken down last night after discovering a security breach that occurred on Friday, 9 September. An investigation by American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, that publishes EurekAlert, shows “registrants’ user names and passwords were compromised.” A letter posted by Ginger Pinholster,…
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Patent Issued for Online Hearing Aid Calibration
A technology for fitting and programming a hearing aid online received a U.S. patent earlier this month, awarded to iHear Medical Inc.
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Brain Signals Drive Computer Cursor for Faster Typing
A system capturing motor signals in the brain is shown in tests with monkeys to direct a cursor to type text on a keyboard display at rates as high as 12 words per minute.
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Synthetic Viruses in Gene Therapy Licensed for Production
Techniques from academic research for developing synthetic viruses to deliver gene therapies are being licensed for commercial production and distribution.
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Sanofi, Alphabet Create Diabetes Venture
Drug maker Sanofi and Verily Life Sciences, a division of Alphabet — parent company of Google — are creating Onduo, a joint venture to develop health management solutions for people with diabetes.