Month: March 2018
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FDA Clears Consumer Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Tests
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first direct-to-consumer tests of genetic risk for cancer, in this case 3 variations of genes associated with higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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Institute, Company Studying Neuro Disease Proteins
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Thermo Fisher Scientific are beginning a study of 30 proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases to validate related antibodies and reagents for advancing treatments.
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3-D Biomaterial Boosts Personal Cancer Immunotherapy
A Harvard University bioengineering lab developed an injectable material designed to load up with proteins from a patient’s own tumors to induce immune reactions that fight that person’s cancer.
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Breathalyzer Biopsy Company Gains $15M in New Funds
A company in the U.K. developing a technology for early and precise diagnosis of lung and other cancers by analyzing exhaled breath is raising $15 million in new venture capital.
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Business Cash Flow Disasters You May Want To Avoid
I want to share with you some of the things you would do well to avoid and how you can solve some of the common cash flow dilemmas.
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Infographic – Apple Emerges as Wearables Leader
Our friends at Statista provide us with this weekend’s infographic on wearables, a look at the leading vendors of wearable devices, based on data from a new IDC study.
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Trial Shows Reduction in Huntington Disease Protein
First results from a clinical trial show an experimental therapy reduces production of a protein damaging nerve cells in people with Huntington disease.
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Start-Up Developing Blood-Brain Barrier Treatments
A medical school professor in Singapore is starting a biotechnology company to discover and develop new drugs for neurological disorders based on his research with mechanisms for crossing the blood-brain barrier.
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3-D Printing Devised for Sensors in Soft Robotics
Engineering researchers developed techniques using three-dimensional printing that enables robotic devices made with soft materials, like those in health care, to sense more properties of objects they encounter.