Month: December 2022
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Trial Shows Gel Clears Common Skin Cancer Wounds
Results of a clinical trial indicate a gel applied to lesions caused by basal cell carcinoma is safe for patients and clears the cancerous skin tumors.
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Bye-Bye Bluebird
In mid-November we removed our Twitter feed display in the right-hand column. Yesterday, we decided to leave Twitter altogether.
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Brain-Computer Interface Company Raises $75M in New Funds
A developer of an implanted electronic system that captures and transmits thoughts of movement into signals for digital devices is raising $75 million in venture funds.
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Trial Testing Ultrasound for Brain Cancer Liquid Biopsies
A clinical trial is underway testing the safety and feasibility of focused ultrasound to enable use of blood tests to monitor a patient’s glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.
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New Company Creating High-Capacity Gene Therapies to the Brain
A new business is underway developing gene therapies with higher capacities than most current technologies to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
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Mental Health VR Companies Merge, Raise $13M
Two developers of virtual reality therapy technology for mental health disorders are combining their operations, and raising $13 million in venture funds.
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Bone Regeneration Experiment Begun on Space Station
An experiment is underway testing a bone repair biomaterial in lab mice under weightless conditions on the International Space Station.
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Infographic – U.S. Majorities Support Clinical Trials
A solid majority of Americans adults consider it very important to conduct clinical trials, even if it takes longer to develop new treatments for disease.
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Trial Underway for Kidney Disease Microbiome Therapy
A clinical trial enrolled its first participant testing an engineered bacterial collection as a treatment for enteric hyperoxaluria, a kidney disorder with no approved cure.
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Venture Investor to Back Semiconductor Start-Ups
A technology investment company is partnering with a Silicon Valley incubator program to support start-up businesses developing new types of semiconductors.