Month: December 2017
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Large-Scale Process Devised for Lab-Made Liver Tissue
Researchers in Japan and the U.S. created techniques for producing liver tissue in large quantities in the lab for transplant or drug testing.
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Programmable Nanoscale Drug Capsules Designed
A lab at University of Connecticut is developing nanoscale capsules that release drug cargoes only when encountering specific enzymes, even inside cells.
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Engineered Cells Identify Rare Epilepsy Drug Candidates
A process using high-speed screening of drug candidates with genetically engineered cells identified potential drugs to treat a rare form of childhood epilepsy.
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FDA Approves Precision Solid Tumor Cancer Diagnostics
The Food and Drug Administration approved genomic tests for solid tumor cancers that identify the most promising available therapies matched to the tumor’s genetic mutations.
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Drug Price Report Calls for Govt Negotiation, More Generics
A panel convened by the National Academies calls for the federal government to use its buying power to negotiate better drug prices for consumers.
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Four Signs You’re Not Ready To Start A Business (Yet)
Understanding whether or not you’re truly prepared for the task of running your own business is difficult; you have never done this before, so you don’t realistically know what to expect.