Month: September 2017
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Avian Flu Vaccine with Longer Protection in Development
A biotechnology company is designing a vaccine to protect against the newly emergent avian flu to provide more sustained protection like seasonal flu vaccines.
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Stem Cells Shown to Heal Chronic Leg Wounds
Experimental treatments using patients’ own stem cells were shown in a pilot test to heal painful chronic wounds on their legs and feet.
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Will 2017 Be The Year Of The First Human Head Transplant?
Surgeon Sergio Canavero is adamant that a human head transplant is doable and can result in a quadriplegic individual, in time, regaining full use of a body, albeit not the one they were born with.
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3-D Organ Printing Company Gains Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise seeking to create replacement human tissue and organs with three-dimensional printing is raising $1.8 million in seed capital.
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FDA Clears First Mobile App for Substance Abuse
A smartphone app designed to help treat substance abuse disorders received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Drug Delivery Technology Licensed in $2B Deals
The biotechnology company Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. is licensing its technology for making infusion drugs deliverable with injections to two more drug makers.
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The Four Biggest Money Mistakes A Business Can Make
Many business owners make these mistakes and end up costing themselves the business.
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Brain-Computer Link in Development for Spinal Injury
A consortium of engineering labs is designing a system translating commands in the brain to prosthetic devices that help people walk with spinal cord injury.
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Cochlear Implant Robotics Start-Up Gains NIH Funds
A university spin-off enterprise developing robotics to make cochlear implants for hearing loss safer and more effective is receiving a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant to advance its technology.
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Microchips Designed for Tracking Bodily Functions
Engineering researchers designed a tiny chip device that identifies precise locations inside the body, a key feature for ingestible medical devices.