Tag: life sciences
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Trial to Test Arthritis Drug for Covid-19 Pneumonia
A clinical trial is beginning soon that tests a current drug for rheumatoid arthritis as a treatment for severe pneumonia in patients with Covid-19 infections.
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Engineered Blood Cells Created for Cancer Therapies
An academic lab and spin-off company are developing engineered white blood cells with added cancer-killing proteins to attack solid tumor cancers.
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FDA Okays Faster Covid-19 Test, Nixes Home Tests
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency clearance for a point-of-care test to detect for the virus causing novel coronavirus or Covid-19 infections.
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Infographic – National Coronavirus Case Severity
While the pandemic is an urgent global problem, the chart makes clear where the threat from the disease is most immediate.
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Univ Labs Developing Covid-19, Outbreak Test Devices
Two university labs are creating tests or monitoring devices to detect novel coronavirus, or Covid-19 viruses, and spot other viral outbreaks when they occur.
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New Venture Formed to Discover Neuro Therapies
Two drug discovery companies are forming a joint venture to discover treatments for neurological conditions based on cannabinoid-like compounds.
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WHO Beginning Covid-19 Therapy Trial
World Health Organization is organizing an international clinical trial to test four treatments for the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic.
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FDA Outlines Trial Disruption Steps Due to Covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration outlined steps clinical trial teams should take if their studies face disruptions from the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic.
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A.I.-Enabled Insole Captures, Measures Step Info
An engineering lab developed an electronic shoe insole that gathers data for analysis with artificial intelligence to accurately measure a person’s gait patterns.
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Case Study Maps Covid-19 Immune Response
Infectious disease specialists in Australia tracked the course of an early patient’s immune-system response to non-severe novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, infections.