Month: August 2020
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Biotechs, Univ. Labs Partner on Covid-19 Combo Therapy
Two biotechnology companies are developing a Covid-19 treatment that combines engineered antibodies and natural killer immune system cells.
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Institute Assessing Covid-19 Mental Health Programs
A research institute evaluating real-world health outcomes is funding studies of Covid-19 mental health programs for health care workers and low-income communities.
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Phone Camera, A.I. Detect Early Diabetes
Researchers devised techniques with a smartphone app, and data analyzed with artificial intelligence, to identify people in early stages of type 2 diabetes.
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Sanofi Acquires Immune Disease Biotech in $3.7B Deal
A developer of small-molecule therapies for autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, and other immune disorders is being acquired by Sanofi.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 17 August 2020
The number of new Covid-19 therapies increased by eight over the past week to 364, while the number of therapies in clinical trials also jumped by eight.
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Infographic – Split U.S. Decision on Covid-19 Vaccine
While the U.S. pours billions of dollars into vaccines against Covid-19 infections, a large percentage of the American public is still not ready to be vaccinated.
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Women’s Heart Health Diagnostics in the Works
An organization for redressing health disparities faced by women awarded a new grant to advance better tools for predicting risk of women’s heart disease.
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Start-Up Developing Microbial Cancer Detection Tests
A new company, spun off from university biomedical engineering labs, is creating early cancer diagnostics by analyzing microbial genetics in simple blood samples.
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Small Biz Grant Advances Neuro Protection Drugs
An NIH award to a biotechnology company funds discovery of drugs that protect brain cells from degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.
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Hospitals Testing Fast Covid-19 Diagnostic
A New England hospital system is assessing with real patients a point-of-care test for Covid-19 viruses that returns results in about an hour.