Tag: university
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Artificial Pancreas Controls Type 1 Diabetes Better Than Insulin Pump Alone
A clinical trial shows a closed-loop algorithm-controlled artificial pancreas system helps people with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels than a glucose sensor and insulin pump system alone.
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Human Antibodies Devised for Snakebite Treatment
An academic-industry team in Europe and Central America assembled a group of human antibodies that protects lab mice against venomous toxins from a dangerous African snake.
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Protein Delivered with Gold Nanoparticles Helps Fix Muscle Injuries
A bioengineering lab at Harvard University devised a technique using gold nanoscale particles to deliver a protein to reduce inflammation from muscle injuries in lab mice.
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Wireless Solar Power, Data Transmission Designed for IoT
A process for capturing light to power Internet of Things, or IoT devices, is shown to use the same solar cells to transmit data over an IoT system.
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Antibody Combination Shown to Suppress HIV
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show a combination of antibodies can suppress the HIV virus for many weeks after stopping antiretroviral therapy.
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$29.5M Funding Raised for Sinus Drug Delivery Company
A company developing a drug delivery technology to treat chronic sinus conditions is raising $29.5 million in its second venture financing round.
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Genome Centers Named for Precision Medicine Program
Three medical research centers in the U.S. will begin analyzing the DNA in specimen samples from participants in a large-scale precision medicine initiative conducted by National Institutes of Health.
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Synthetic Antibody Neutralizing Gluten in Development
An academic-business team is developing a synthetic antibody to prevent gluten found in some grains from affecting the intestines of people with celiac disease, an intolerance of gluten.
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Algorithms Advance Assistive Control for Spinal Cord Injury
A system to control movements of an assistive sleeve is shown in lab tests to enable a person with no use of his arms and legs due to spinal cord injury to accurately grasp and release objects.
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Spin-Off Company Developing New Antibiotics
A start-up enterprise in the U.K. is commercializing research from a university lab that discovered a new class of antibiotics promising to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections.